Dinosaurs Before Dark -- Mary Pope Osborne, Paperback

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

Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Published: 07/28/1992
Pages: 80
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.15lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.10w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780679824114
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.6
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 6311 / Dinosaurs Before Dark


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/1992 pg. 339
School Library Journal 09/01/1992 pg. 209
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1992 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

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.