Displaying 1 of 1 1997 Format: Book Author: Osborne, Mary Pope Title: Ghost town at sundown / by Mary Pope Osborne ; illustrated by Sal Murdocca. Publisher, Date: New York : Random House, c1997. Description: 73 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Summary: Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to the Wild West, where they experience excitement and danger and try to solve a riddle. Target Audience Note: RL: 2.4 006-009 Series: Magic tree house series ; 10 Magic tree house series 10. Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction Time travel -- Fiction Magic -- Fiction Tree houses -- Fiction Western stories Other Author: Murdocca, Sal Notes: "A stepping stone book." LCCN: 97007298 ISBN: 9780679883395 (pbk.) 0679983392 (lib. bdg.) 0590706365 9781439589304 System Availability: 11 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 11 Control Number: 76655 Call Number: J FIC OSBORNE, M. Course Reserves: 0 # Local items in: 4 # System items in: 4 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Author Notes 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. Fiction/Biography Profile Characters Jack (Boy), Student, Annie's brother; discovers a tree house with magical books; travels to the wild west to meet a cowboyAnnie (Girl), Student, Jack's sister; discovers a tree house with magical books; travels to the wild west to meet a cowboy Genre AdventureFantasyFictionHistoricalJuvenile Topics Brothers and sistersMagicCowboysTime travelAmerican WestFrontier lifeOld West Setting Frog Creek, Pennsylvania - Mid-Atlantic States (U.S.)Pennsylvania - Mid-Atlantic States (U.S.) - West (U.S.) Time Period 1990s -- 20th century1880s -- 19th century Large Cover Image Series Summary Make storytime a little spookier with the #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time! Every visit to the magic tree house leads to a time-travel adventure! Is this town HAUNTED? Jack and Annie wonder when the Magic Tree House whisks them to the Wild West. But before they can say "Boo!" they rush headlong into an adventure filled with horse thieves, a lost colt, rattlesnakes, and a cowboy named Slim. Will Jack and Annie have time to solve the next Tree House Riddle? The answer may depend on a ghost! Did you know that the Magic Tree House series has two levels? MAGIC TREE HOUSE: Perfect for readers 6-9 who are just beginning to read chapter books--includes this boxed set! MERLIN MISSIONS: More challenging adventures for experienced readers ages 7-10 The Magic Tree House series has been a classroom favorite for over 25 years and is sure to inspire a love of reading--and adventure--in every child who joins Jack and Annie! Librarian's View Find Similar Titles Displaying 1 of 1
