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Magic Tree House Books in Order

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Explore the Magic Tree House series by Mary Pope Osborne in order, with short summaries of Jack and Annie's adventures and help choosing where to begin reading.

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Magic Tree House books in publication order

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1

Jack and Annie discover a mysterious tree house filled with books, then find themselves transported to prehistoric times. Surrounded by dinosaurs, they must work out how its magic works and return home before darkness falls.

2

The magic tree house carries Jack and Annie to ancient Egypt, where a long-dead queen needs help. Exploring a pyramid becomes a dangerous puzzle as they search for answers and try to avoid becoming trapped themselves.

3

Jack and Annie travel to the Middle Ages and explore a castle where a feast is underway. Unwelcome among its inhabitants, they must navigate its dangers and secret passage while searching for a way back home.

4

The tree house brings Jack and Annie to an island in the age of pirates. Secret maps and the possibility of buried treasure turn dangerous when ruthless sailors threaten their chances of getting home safely.

5

Afternoon on the Amazon

by Mary Pope Osborne

1995

Jack and Annie travel to the Amazon rain forest and quickly lose their way. With threatening insects and other unfamiliar wildlife around them, they must find a path back to the tree house before they're stranded.

6

Night of the Ninjas

by Mary Pope Osborne

1995

Searching for the missing Morgan le Fay, Jack and Annie travel to ancient Japan and meet a ninja master. Learning the ninjas' secrets becomes urgent when hostile samurai threaten to stop their mission before it begins.

7

Dolphins at Daybreak

by Mary Pope Osborne

1996

Jack and Annie arrive in the ocean and explore a coral reef in a miniature submarine. An octopus and a hungry shark turn their underwater adventure into a struggle to reach safety, with dolphins offering possible help.

8

Midnight on the Moon / Moon Mission!

by Mary Pope Osborne

1996

Jack and Annie travel to the future Moon to find the final object needed to free Morgan from a spell. Limited oxygen, a mysterious moon man and their mouse's strange behavior complicate the search.

9

Still wearing bathing suits, Jack and Annie arrive in the freezing Ice Age. Encounters with cave people and woolly mammoths offer discoveries, but the cold and a saber-toothed predator make this journey a test of survival.

10

Jack and Annie reach a Wild West town that may be haunted. Horse thieves, a lost colt and a cowboy named Slim complicate their riddle-solving mission, while a ghost may hold the help they need.

11

Jack and Annie arrive in ancient China, where the Dragon King has ordered books burned. They try to save a story from destruction while avoiding the emperor's soldiers and finding a way to complete their mission.

12

Hour of the Olympics

by Mary Pope Osborne

1998

Jack and Annie visit ancient Greece during the Olympic Games, only to discover that girls cannot attend. Annie's determination to see the competition puts both siblings at risk as they try to navigate the prohibition.

13

The tree house takes Jack and Annie to Africa's plains, where Annie helps wildebeests cross a rushing river. A honeyguide and a Maasai warrior offer new encounters, but nearby lions threaten to make their adventure dangerous.

14

A seal hunter helps Jack and Annie prepare for the Arctic cold, but their journey turns perilous when they become stranded on cracking ice. A nearby polar bear raises hopes of help and fears of another threat.

15

Jack and Annie travel to Pompeii just before Mount Vesuvius erupts. Searching for a Roman scroll becomes a race against time as burning ash threatens the city and cuts off their route back to the tree house.

16

Jack and Annie travel to an island in ancient Ireland to recover a story. A friendly monk helps their search, but approaching Viking invaders threaten their mission and force them to find courage in unfamiliar surroundings.

17

Buffalo Before Breakfast

by Mary Pope Osborne

1999

Jack and Annie bring enchanted dog Teddy to the Great Plains, where a Lakota boy teaches them about buffalo hunting. When events go wrong, they must respond to a stampede that puts everyone in danger.

18

Tigers at Twilight

by Mary Pope Osborne

1999

In an Indian forest, Jack, Annie and enchanted dog Teddy discover tigers trapped by poachers. The children look for a way to protect the animals while facing the risk of getting too close to a dangerous predator.

19

Tonight on the Titanic

by Mary Pope Osborne

1999

Jack and Annie travel back to the Titanic as disaster approaches on its maiden voyage. With the ship's passengers in danger, the siblings must decide how they can help while finding a way to save themselves.

20

Civil War on Sunday

by Mary Pope Osborne

2000

The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie into the American Civil War, where they meet nurse Clara Barton. Helping wounded soldiers forces the children to confront suffering and discover what courage and compassion mean near a battlefield.

21

Dingoes at Dinnertime

by Mary Pope Osborne

2000

Jack and Annie arrive in Australia just as a wildfire threatens the forest. A baby kangaroo and a koala need their help, turning a journey to meet unfamiliar wildlife into an urgent effort to reach safety.

22

Revolutionary War on Wednesday

by Mary Pope Osborne

2000

Jack and Annie arrive on a snowy colonial night as George Washington prepares a surprise attack. With terrible weather threatening his plans, they must find a way to help without letting an important moment in history go wrong.

23

Earthquake in the Early Morning

by Mary Pope Osborne

2001

Arriving in San Francisco in 1906, Jack and Annie are caught in the city's devastating earthquake. With streets becoming dangerous around them, they must act quickly to help others and survive a disaster unfolding before their eyes.

24

Twister on Tuesday

by Mary Pope Osborne

2001

Jack and Annie travel to an 1870s prairie schoolhouse, meeting a young teacher, her students, and a bully. Their visit grows far more dangerous when threatening weather approaches, requiring the siblings to help children who cannot easily escape.

25

Good Morning, Gorillas

by Mary Pope Osborne

2002

Jack and Annie travel to Africa's mountains and encounter gorillas whose size initially frightens them. Annie quickly makes a connection, but Jack struggles to join in as the siblings search for another special kind of magic.

26

Stage Fright on a Summer Night

by Mary Pope Osborne

2002

Jack and Annie arrive in Elizabethan England and meet William Shakespeare, who needs help with his actors. Stepping into his latest production means facing their own fears as the siblings try to keep the performance from falling apart.

27

Thanksgiving on Thursday

by Mary Pope Osborne

2002

Jack and Annie travel to Plymouth in 1621 and are asked to help prepare a Thanksgiving feast. Unfamiliar cooking and clamming methods turn simple tasks into challenges, leaving them worried their mistakes could disrupt the celebration.

28

High Tide in Hawaii

by Mary Pope Osborne

2003

Jack and Annie visit a Hawaiian island of long ago and learn to surf with new friends. Strange changes around them reveal an approaching tidal wave, forcing the siblings to turn a joyful visit into an urgent rescue.

29

This activity collection draws on Jack and Annie's adventures through different eras and places. More than two hundred puzzles, mazes, codes, drawing prompts and games invite readers to revisit Magic Tree House journeys through problems they can solve themselves.

30

Magic Tree House Survival Guide

by Mary Pope Osborne

2014

Jack and Annie share survival knowledge drawn from their time-travel adventures, covering wilderness emergencies, natural disasters and other dangers. The nonfiction guide invites readers to consider difficult situations and learn practical ways people cope when things go wrong.

31

My Magic Tree House Journal

by Mary Pope Osborne

2014

This activity journal invites children to keep a notebook like Jack and Annie, recording discoveries and making lists of their own. Examples from Frog Creek and the siblings' travels offer ideas, with space and stickers for personal entries.

32

Animal Games and Puzzles

by Mary Pope Osborne

2015

More than two hundred animal games, puzzles and activities draw on creatures Jack and Annie encounter in their adventures. Riddles, mazes and charades invite children to test their knowledge while exploring animals from cobras to koalas and penguins.

33

Jack and Annie gather unusual facts learned through their travels in the magic tree house. Photographs and the siblings' comments accompany a nonfiction collection designed for browsing, inviting readers to follow their curiosity beyond the adventures themselves.

34

A Big Day for Baseball

by Mary Pope Osborne

2017

Magical baseball caps send Jack and Annie to Brooklyn in 1947, where they become batboys rather than players. Meeting Jackie Robinson is part of a mystery they must understand before the game's nine innings are over.

35

Hurricane Heroes in Texas

by Mary Pope Osborne

2018

Jack and Annie arrive in Galveston, Texas, in 1900, where people dismiss warnings of an approaching storm. As seawater floods the city, the siblings must find ways to help those in danger with limited magic and growing urgency.

36

To the Future, Ben Franklin!

by Mary Pope Osborne

2019

Jack and Annie travel to Philadelphia in 1787 with instructions to help Dr. Ben, who turns out to be Benjamin Franklin. Their mission demands an unfamiliar and dangerous step, challenging what they think is possible with the magic tree house.

37

Warriors in Winter

by Mary Pope Osborne

2019

Jack and Annie arrive at a Roman military camp in the early second century with orders to act like warriors. Suspicious soldiers make the task difficult, while advice from a mysterious rider raises questions about whom they can trust.

38

Late Lunch with Llamas

by Mary Pope Osborne

2020

A trip to a South American mountainside brings Jack and Annie a new mission: recover a farmer's stolen baby llama. The search sends them up toward Machu Picchu, where steep terrain makes helping the animal a dangerous challenge.

39

Narwhal on a Sunny Night

by Mary Pope Osborne

2020

Jack and Annie land in Greenland with a mission to save a narwhal. They seek help from a young hunter named Leif Erikson, but his different plans complicate their effort to protect the animal and complete the task.

40

Camp Time in California

by Mary Pope Osborne

2021

Jack and Annie travel to Yosemite in 1903 with a mission to help save the wilderness. Joining John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt on a camping trip, they must discover why a landscape that seems so peaceful needs protection.

41

Sunlight on the Snow Leopard

by Mary Pope Osborne

2022

The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to Nepal's Himalayas to find the mysterious Gray Ghost. Fascinated by the animals around them, they lose their way in the mountains and must reach safety despite Jack's fear of their mission.

42

Rhinos at Recess

by Mary Pope Osborne

2023

Called away from school recess, Jack and Annie travel to South Africa to rescue a rhino. Poachers, a helicopter and watchful rangers complicate their efforts to protect an enormous animal on the open grasslands of the savanna.

43

Time of the Turtle King

by Mary Pope Osborne

2023

Jack and Annie travel to the Galápagos Islands on a magical mission involving a giant tortoise. Strange wildlife and the challenges of the volcanic landscape test their resourcefulness as they work to understand what they must accomplish.

44

Windy Night with Wild Horses

by Mary Pope Osborne

2024

Jack and Annie travel to Mongolia and encounter a group of endangered wild horses. Their mission becomes dangerous when wolves approach, forcing the children to find a way to protect the animals while navigating an unfamiliar landscape.

45

Sea Otter Sunrise

by Mary Pope Osborne

2025

Jack and Annie arrive in Monterey Bay to help a struggling sea otter and learn how sea life depends on the kelp forest. Restrictions on helping injured wildlife and an uncooperative boat captain complicate their magical mission.

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