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About the Author

Mary Pope Osborne was born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma on May 20, 1949. She grew up in a military family, and by the time she was 15 she had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. She attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill show more where she majored in religion. After graduation, she traveled around Europe and Asia. Before becoming an author, she worked as a window dresser, a medical assistant, a Russian travel consultant, a waitress, an acting teacher, a bartender, and an assistant editor for a children's magazine. Her first book, Run, Run as Fast as You Can, was published in 1982. She is the author of the Magic Tree House series and the Merlin Missions series. Her husband, actor Will Osborne, helps her write the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Her other books include The Deadly Power of Medusa, Jason and the Argonauts, Haunted Waters, and Moonhorse. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Works by Mary Pope Osborne

Mummies in the Morning (1993) 8,763 copies
The Knight At Dawn (1993) 8,497 copies
Pirates Past Noon (1994) 8,417 copies
Afternoon on the Amazon (1995) 7,174 copies
Midnight on the Moon (1996) 6,777 copies
Night of the Ninjas (1995) 6,692 copies
Polar Bears Past Bedtime (1998) 6,100 copies
Sunset of the Sabertooth (1996) 6,070 copies
Vacation Under the Volcano (1998) 5,842 copies
Lions at Lunchtime (1998) — Author — 5,785 copies
Tonight on the Titanic (1999) 5,743 copies
Hour of the Olympics (1998) 5,400 copies
Twister on Tuesday (2001) 5,121 copies
Viking Ships at Sunrise (1998) 4,878 copies
Revolutionary War on Wednesday (2000) 4,861 copies
Tigers at Twilight (1999) 4,851 copies
Buffalo Before Breakfast (1999) 4,835 copies
Earthquake in the Early Morning (2001) 4,714 copies
Civil War On Sunday (2000) 4,615 copies
Dingoes at Dinnertime (2000) 4,454 copies
Good Morning, Gorillas (2002) 4,240 copies
Blizzard Of The Blue Moon (2006) 3,440 copies
Eve of the Emperor Penguin (2008) 2,822 copies
Monday With a Mad Genius (2007) 2,570 copies
Summer of the Sea Serpent (2004) 2,530 copies
Leprechaun in Late Winter (2010) 1,990 copies
Moonlight on the Magic Flute (2009) 1,954 copies
A Good Night for Ghosts (2009) 1,940 copies
American Tall Tales (1991) 1,294 copies
Favorite Greek Myths (1989) — Retold by — 1,215 copies
Magic Tree House Books 1-4 (1996) 849 copies
Hurry Up, Houdini! (2013) 844 copies
Shadow of the Shark (2015) 728 copies
Favorite Medieval Tales (1998) 558 copies
A Big Day for Baseball (2017) 552 copies
Kate and the Beanstalk (2000) 481 copies
Adaline Falling Star (2000) 412 copies
Hurricane Heroes in Texas (2018) 371 copies
Favorite Norse Myths (1996) 343 copies
Magic Tree House Books 5-8 (2002) 331 copies
New York's Bravest (2002) 263 copies
Magic Tree House Books 9-12 (2000) 261 copies
The Land of the Dead (2002) 250 copies
Warriors in Winter (2019) 245 copies
Magic Tree House Books 1-28 (2002) 225 copies
Magic Tree House Books 21-24 (2000) 224 copies
Magic Tree House Books 41-44 (2011) 201 copies
Rocking Horse Christmas (1997) 197 copies
Moonhorse (1991) 188 copies
Magic Tree House Books 13-16 (2002) 185 copies
Magic Tree House Books 1-8 (1992) — Author & Narrator — 178 copies
Magic Tree House Books 29-32 (2005) 176 copies
Pompeii: Lost and Found (2006) 170 copies
To the Future, Ben Franklin! (2019) 167 copies
Narwhal on a Sunny Night (2020) 159 copies
Late Lunch with Llamas (2020) 144 copies
The Brave Little Seamstress (2002) 110 copies
Happy Birthday, America (2003) 104 copies
The Deadly Power of Medusa (1988) 104 copies
Jason and the Argonauts (1988) 92 copies
Camp Time in California (2021) 90 copies
Haunted Waters (1994) 82 copies
Magic Tree House Books 9-16 (1999) 78 copies
Sleeping Bobby (2005) 71 copies
Magic Tree House Books 25-28 (1883) — Author & Narrator — 63 copies
Mo and His Friends (1600) 63 copies
Beauty and the Beast (1605) 60 copies
Magic Tree House Books 1-15 (2019) 48 copies
Pandora's Box (1987) 40 copies
Magic Tree House Books 37-40 (2009) — Author & Narrator — 26 copies
Last One Home (1986) 13 copies
A Visit to Sleep's House (1989) 11 copies
Mo to the Rescue (1987) 10 copies
Love Always, Blue (1983) 9 copies
Molly and the Prince (1994) 9 copies
Magic Tree House Books 45-48 (2013) — Author & Narrator — 8 copies
Magic Tree House Books 33-35 (2006) — Author & Narrator — 8 copies
Magic Tree House Books 30-32 (2004) — Author & Narrator — 5 copies
Best Wishes, Joe Brady (1984) 3 copies
O Vale Dos Dinossauros (2010) 2 copies
O Segredo Da Múmia (2010) 2 copies
Magic Tree House Books 25-32 (2013) — Author & Narrator — 2 copies
Heroes 1 copy
Ghost 1 copy
Magic Tree House Books 33-40 (2016) — Author & Narrator — 1 copy

Associated Works

Fourteen Days: A Collaborative Novel (2022) — Contributor — 130 copies
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1962) — Introduction, some editions — 100 copies
Tenggren's Golden Tales from the Arabian Nights (1937) — Introduction — 72 copies

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mybookloveobsession | 44 other reviews | Mar 12, 2024 |
A super amazing book series, this book series follows a brother and a sister who discover a treehouse that has the magical ability to travel through time. This book is a super fun read that focuses on the adventure of a kids imagination and their feats. I would recommend this book arounds the ages of 7-9 years old.
 
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3.8
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ISBNs
3,375
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20
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