Category Archives: Historical Fiction

Comprehension Questions- Magic Tree House #16 Hour of the Olympics

Hour of the Olympics

By Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 3-5; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Jack and Annie get to travel to Greece at the time of the ancient Olympics.  They recover a lost poem written by a young woman, meet Plato the philosopher and get to go to the Olympics. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – Magic Tree House #15 Viking Ships at Sunrise

Viking Ships at Sunrise

By Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 2-4; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Travel with Jack and Annie to ancient Ireland.  They are given quite an adventure as they meet monks, escape Vikings and are saved by a sea serpent.  Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – Magic Tree House #14 Day of the Dragon King

Day of the Dragon King

By Mary Pope Osborne

Grades K-4; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Morgan sends Jack and Annie to ancient China.  They need to retrieve a lost writing during the rule of the Dragon King.  Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – Magic Tree House #13 Vacation Under the Volcano

Vacation Under the Volcano

By Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 3-5; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements: GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

After becoming Master Librarians, Jack and Annie help Morgan find a lost scroll by traveling to Pompeii.  They get to experience the volcano that destroyed the city. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – Magic Tree House #11 Lions at Lunchtime

Lions at Lunchtime

By Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 2-5; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

To find their third riddle, Jack and Annie travel to Africa where they get to see wild animals and learn how animals and the Masai tribe work together to survive. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – Magic Tree House #10 Ghost Town at Sundown

Ghost Town at Sundown

By Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 2-5; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Jack and Annie travel to an old ghost town to solve the second riddle they need to become Master Librarians.  They find a cowboy, hustlers and a real ghost as they learn about horses and the old west. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – Magic Tree House #7 Sunset of the Sabertooth

Sunset of the Sabertooth

By Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 1-7; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Jack and Annie are sent to the Ice Age as they look for the third special thing they need to help Morgan.  They run into a sabertooth tiger and receive help from a woolly mammoth and a sorcerer. Continue reading

Comprehension Questions – Magic Tree House #6 Afternoon on the Amazon

 Afternoon on the Amazon

by Mary Pope Osborne

Grades 2-5; Genre - Historical Fiction with Fantastical Elements; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0

Jack and Annie are looking for the second special thing they need to help free Morgan from Merlin’s spell.  They go to the rain forest and run into a silly monkey who helps them find what they're looking for. Continue reading