Dinosaurs Before Dark

Mary Pope Osborne

June 2010 · Magic Tree House (R) Book 1 · Sold by Random House Books for Young Readers

About this eBook

Read the #1 bestselling chapter book that started it all! Magic. Mystery. Time-travel. Get whisked back in time in the magic tree house with Jack and Annie!

Where did the tree house come from?

Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark…or will they become a dinosaur’s dinner?

The Magic Tree House series has been a beloved favorite for over 25 years and is sure to inspire a love of reading—and adventure—in every child who joins Jack and Annie!

Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?
• Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books
• Magic Tree House Graphic Novels:  Jack and Annie's original adventures come to life with full-color, vibrant art, perfect for graphic novel fans and reluctant readers
• Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
• Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure
• Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

Ratings and reviews

When I was in kindergarten I had already known how to read and enjoyed doing it, however Magic Tree House, or Jack and Annie books as we called them, inspired me to love reading. My kindergarten teacher read them to us and soon I was beyond the average reading level. I graduated to other books but always remembered Magic Tree House Books and their creativity. I am much older now and still love to read. These books have very detailed and interesting plots but still make sense to beginning readers. These books are perfect for beginner readers. There are plenty of them too and there is no way to get bored since the plots are unique and get better and better. It is educational as well for young learners to casually pick up a few facts without seeing it as too "educational". The characters are likeable too. Annie is adventurous, brave, and not dependent on her big brother. Jack is smart and often gives readers facts and behaves like an older sibling. Osborne if you are reading this thanks!❤

I read this book with my second grader. I bought the paper copy for her and the digital copy for myself. We took turns reading this wonderful story and created memories that we will never forget.

My grandson just got done Reading Pirates Past Noon we loved it very much. My grandson who is 8 years old really improved in his reading and this kind of books is very adventurous we he was all into the book. We could put it down😁. He is in 2nd grade.

About the author

MARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne (author of Magic Tree House: The Musical), live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs. Ms. Osborne is also the coauthor of the companion Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series with Will, and with her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce.

SAL MURDOCCA has illustrated more than 200 children's trade and text books. He is also a librettist for children's opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and a teacher of children's illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.