Magic Tree House
A mysterious tree house carries Jack and Annie through time and around the world, bringing them face to face with dinosaurs, history, and adventure. Explore the books below to find questions and other resources for reading together.
New to the series? Begin with Dinosaurs Before Dark. The original books and companion collections are listed separately below, each in book-number order.
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Magic Tree House
40 books with resources
Book 1 Dinosaurs Before Dark
Grades 2–5
Jack and Annie find a magic tree house that takes them to the place and time of the dinosaurs. They encounter different kinds of dinosaurs including a Tyrannosaurus rex and find a gold medallion with the letter M engraved on it.
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Book 2 The Knight at Dawn
Grades 2–5
Jack and Annie are taken on another adventure in the magic tree house. This time they visit a castle where a knight saves them. They're still not sure who owns the tree house, but found another clue that gets them closer to the answer.
Available resources: Questions
Book 3 Mummies in the Morning
Grades 2–5
Jack and Annie find themselves in the desert near a great pyramid. They run into a ghost names Hutepi who has waited a thousand years to make her journey to the Next Life.
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Book 4 Pirates Past Noon
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie travel to a deserted island during the time of pirates. At the end of their adventure they get to meet the mystery magic person who owns the tree house, Morgan le Fay.
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Book 5 Night of the Ninjas
Grades 2–5
Merlin has placed a magic spell on Morgan and Jack and Annie need to find four special things to help her. In Night of the Ninjas Jack and Annie go to Japan and run into ninjas who end up helping them find the first special thing.
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Book 6 Afternoon on the Amazon
Grades 2–5
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.
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Book 7 Sunset of the Sabertooth
Grades 1–7
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.
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Book 8 Midnight on the Moon
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie travel to the moon as they try to find their fourth and last special thing. They have a fun adventure exploring the moon in space suits and a moon buggy.
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Book 9 Dolphins at Daybreak
Grades 2–5
Jack and Annie want to become Master Librarians, but first need to solve four riddles. They travel to a coral reef and explore the deep blue sea trying to solve their first riddle.
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Book 10 Ghost Town at Sundown
Grades 2–5
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.
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Book 11 Lions at Lunchtime
Grades 2–5
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.
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Book 12 Polar Bears Past Bedtime
Grades K–4
Jack and Annie learn how polar bears live in the snow and even get saved by a mama polar bear as they find their last riddle to becoming Master Librarians.
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Book 13 Vacation Under the Volcano
Grades 3–5
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.
Available resources: Questions
Book 14 Day of the Dragon King
Grades K–4
Morgan sends Jack and Annie to ancient China. They need to retrieve a lost writing during the rule of the Dragon King.
Available resources: Questions
Book 15 Viking Ships at Sunrise
Grades 2–4
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.
Available resources: Questions
Book 16 Hour of the Olympics
Grades 3–5
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.
Available resources: Questions
Book 17 Tonight on the Titanic
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie are sent on their first adventure to free Teddy from a spell. They travel to the Titanic where they receive a silver pocket watch as a gift from two children Jack and Annie save.
Available resources: Questions
Book 18 Buffalo Before Breakfast
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie go to the Great Plains to find the second gift they need to receive to free Teddy the dog from his spell. They meet Black Hawk and run into the mysterious White Buffalo Woman.
Available resources: Questions
Book 19 Tigers at Twilight
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie are on their third adventure trying to help free Teddy the dog from a spell. In this story, they'll travel to India and face exciting adventures as they seek their third gift.
Available resources: Questions
Book 20 Dingoes at Dinnertime
Grades 2–3
Jack and Annie go to Australia to find the last gift they need to find to help Teddy break a magic spell.
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Book 21 Civil War on Sunday
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie go back to a time during the Civil War. They are looking for the first special writing they need to help save Camelot. They run into Clara Barton as they help wounded soldiers and learn a bit of their family history as well.
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Book 22 Revolutionary War on Wednesday
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie go back to the time of the Revolutionary War and find their second special writing needed to save Camelot. They assist General George Washington as they attack the Hessians on a secret mission on Christmas Day.
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Book 23 Twister on Tuesday
Grades 3–5
Morgan sends Jack and Annie to the prairie during pioneer times. They look for their third special writing and get caught in a twister with some pioneers.
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Book 24 Earthquake in the Early Morning
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie are sent to San Francisco to find the last writing on Morgan's note, something to lend. They get caught in an earthquake, but as they try to help those around them, they find the special writing. Morgan takes them to her own library and Jack…
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Book 25 Stage Fright on a Summer Night
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie travel to olde England to learn magic. They get asked to participate in a play by William Shakespeare.
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Book 26 Good Morning, Gorillas
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie go to an African rain forest and meet a family of gorillas. They learn that sign language is the special language they need to find to learn magic.
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Book 27 Thanksgiving on Thursday
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie go back and celebrate America's first Thanksgiving with the pilgrims.
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Book 28 High Tide in Hawaii
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie travel to Old Hawaii where they escape a tsunami as they're learning to surf with their new friends.
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Book 30 Hurricane Heroes in Texas
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie are on a mission! When the magic tree house whisks them back to Galveston, Texas, in 1900, they find out that a big storm is coming. But even though there is rain and wind, no one believes there is any danger. As the storm grows,…
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Book 31 Warriors in Winter
Grades 1–4
We are warriors! Jack and Annie have met knights, pirates, ninjas, and Vikings, but they have never met the most fearsome warriors of all: Roman soldiers. When the magic tree house whisks them back to the early 100s AD, Jack and Annie find themselves in a Roman camp.…
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Book 32 To the Future, Ben Franklin!
Grades 1–4
Jack and Annie know all about Ben Franklin. He was a Founding Father, a journalist, and a famous inventor! When the magic tree house whisks them back to meet the man himself, they're not sure what their mission is. But Ben Franklin has a mission of his own.…
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Book 33 Narwhal on a Sunny Night
Grades 1–4
The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to Greenland, where their mission is to save a narwhal.
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Book 34 Late Lunch with Llamas
Grades 1–4
The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie away to South America, where they must climb Machu Picchu to save a baby llama.
Available resources: Questions
Book 35 Camp Time in California
Grades 1–4
When the magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time, they land in the tallest tree in Yosemite, California where they join nature conservationist, John Muir, and US President Teddy Roosevelt on a historic trip through the woods.
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Book 36 Sunlight on the Snow Leopard
Grades 1–4
Morgan le Fay tells Jack and Annie to seek out "The Gray Ghost" and listen to her story. They are whisked away to Nepal where they meet Tenzin, a climber, who takes them up the mountain to meet a snow leopard.
Available resources: Questions
Book 37 Rhinos at Recess
Grades 1–4
The magic tree house transports Jack and Annie to South Africa where they must protect a majestic rhino from poachers.
Available resources: Questions
Book 38 Time of the Turtle King
Grades 1–4
When the magic tree house returns, it whisks Jack and Annie away to the Galapagos Islands. They become World Turtle Experts and must save a tortoise in danger of an erupting volcano.
Available resources: Questions
Book 39 Windy Night with Wild Horses
Grades 1–4
Jack and Annie are whisked away to Mongolia to rescue little horses.
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Book 40 Sea Otter Sunrise
Grades 2–5
A new adventure takes Jack and Annie to Monterey Bay to find a job aboard a boat and fulfill a risky underwater mission. Before going home, they must decide what to do about an injured sea otter.
Available resources: Questions
Merlin Missions
27 books with resources
Book 1 Christmas in Camelot
Grades 2–5
Jack and Annie go to Camelot for Christmas, but find the land has been cursed by an evil wizard. They go to the Otherworld to bring back the three missing Knights of the Round Table and a cup full of Water of Memory and Imagination.
Available resources: Questions
Book 2 Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve
Grades 2–4
Jack, Annie and Teddy help Merlin bring a castle back to order by restoring a diamond that was stolen by the Raven King.
Available resources: Questions
Book 3 Summer of the Sea Serpent
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie help Merlin recover the Sword of Light. They meet Kathleen, a selkie, who uses her magic to turn them into seals.
Available resources: Questions
Book 4 Winter of the Ice Wizard
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie are summoned to the Land-Behind-the-Clouds and are sent on a task for the Ice Wizard to retrieve his eye from the Norns by daybreak in order to free Merlin and Morgan.
Available resources: Questions
Book 5 Carnival at Candlelight
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie travel to Venice and help rescue the city from flooding with the god, Neptune's help.
Available resources: Questions
Book 6 Season of the Sandstorms
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie travel to the Golden Age of Baghdad and need to complete a mission to bring a book they’ve been asked to protect to help the caliph spread wisdom to the world.
Available resources: Questions
Book 7 Night of the New Magicians
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie are sent on an errand by Merlin to go to Paris and learn the secrets of four famous inventors.
Available resources: Questions
Book 8 Blizzard of the Blue Moon
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie go to New York City to save a unicorn that's been trapped in a spell.
Available resources: Questions
Book 9 Dragon of the Red Dawn
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie visit old Japan to find a secret of happiness for Merlin. They meet a master poet and help save the village from a fire.
Available resources: Questions
Book 10 Monday with a Mad Genius
Grades 2–4
Jack and Annie visit Leonardo da Vinci in Italy and help him for a day.
Available resources: Questions
Book 11 Dark Day in the Deep Sea
Grades 2–3
Jack and Annie adventure to an island where they meet sailors who are exploring the sea. Jack and Annie get to go on board their ship and get washed overboard during a squall. An octopus saves them and they save the octopus from getting hurt by the explorers.
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Book 12 Eve of the Emperor Penguin
Grades 2–4
Jack and Annie visit Antarctica looking for the fourth secret of happiness to help Merlin feel better. They get to meet some magical penguins and one even volunteers to go back to Merlin with Jack and Annie.
Available resources: Questions
Book 13 Moonlight on the Magic Flute
Grades 2–4
Jack and Annie travel to Vienna and meet the famous composer Mozart when he’s a young boy.
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Book 14 A Good Night for Ghosts
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie travel to New Orleans to help Louis Armstrong see the importance of sharing his musical gifts with the world.
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Book 15 Leprechaun in Late Winter
Grades 3–5
Merlin sends Jack and Annie to Ireland to help a girl find her creativity and imagination. They meet a leprechaun and with the help of the girl, save the legends of his people.
Available resources: Questions
Book 16 A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time
Grades 2–4
Jack and Annie visit Charles Dickens and help him understand the importance of his writing.
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Book 17 A Crazy Day with Cobras
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie go to India to find a jewel called the emerald rose. They give the Great Mogul their stories filled with their tree house adventures and beautiful pictures.
Available resources: Questions
Book 18 Dogs in the Dead of Night
Grades 3–5
Jack and Annie are on a quest to help save Penny the penguin. Teddy and Kathleen send them to the Swiss Alps as they look for a white and yellow flower.
Available resources: Questions
Book 20 A Perfect Time for Pandas
Grades 2–5
Jack and Annie go to China looking for the last object needed to help break Penny’s spell. They get to help at a giant panda reserve and get caught in a huge earthquake.
Available resources: Questions
Book 21 Stallion by Starlight
Grades 2–4
Time-traveling brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie must find four secrets of greatness for Merlin the magician. To start, they travel back in time to meet Alexander the Great. He should know all about greatness, right? But young Alexander is bossy, vain, and not great at all! How can…
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Book 22 Hurry Up Houdini!
Grades 2–4
Jack and Annie continue their journey as they find the second key to greatness under the direction and assistance of Merlin, They get to meet the Great Houdini at the amusement park on Coney Island and even get to perform on the same stage as the great illusionist.
Available resources: Questions
Book 23 High Time for Heroes
Grades 2–4
Jack and Annie are on a mission for Merlin the magician! This time, the magic tree house whisks them off to Thebes, Egypt, to find Florence Nightingale, a world-famous nurse. But when they find her, the Florence Nightingale they meet is not a famous nurse at all—she’s not…
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Book 24 Soccer on Sunday
Grades 2–4
Jack and Annie find themselves in the streets of Mexico where they must find the final secret of greatness for Merlin. There they meet a young soccer player who dreams of one day playing just like his hero, the great Brazilian soccer player, Pele.
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Book 25 Shadow of the Shark
Grades 2–4
When Teddy, a young sorcerer, offers to send Jack and Annie on a dream vacation, they can't wait to go. The brother-and-sister pair wish for a trip to a beach paradise, and the magic tree house whisks them off to the coast of Mexico. Everything starts out perfectly…
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Book 26 Balto of the Blue Dawn
Grades 2–4
Jack and Annie always go on important missions, but this time they must save an entire town! The town is Nome, Alaska, and the year is 1925. Many children and grown-ups are sick and dying. The medicine that will save them is coming from Anchorage, a thousand miles…
Available resources: Questions
Book 27 Night of the Ninth Dragon
Grades 2–5
The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie through space and time to find that the castle of Camelot has been attacked and King Arthur has been gravely wounded. To save the kingdom—and the king—Jack and Annie have only one day to solve a riddle that will help…
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Fact Trackers
1 book with resources
Book 30 Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Ninjas and Samurai
Grades 2–5
Super Edition
1 book with resources
Book 1 Danger in the Darkest Hour
Grades 2–5
The Magic Tree House has taken Jack and Annie back in time to England in 1944. England is fighting for its life in World War II. Before long, Jack and Annie find themselves parachuting into Normandy, France, behind enemy lines. The date is June 5. Will the brave…
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