Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) [Import] [ペーパーバック]

   本文中のイラストは白黒。事実とユーモアと空想の世界を面白おかしくミックスした物語。魔法のツリーハウスを見つけた兄妹ジャックとアニーは、気がつくと6500年前の世界にタイプスリップ！ そこは、恐竜と火山と冒険の世界だった。本を開くことで、子どもたちは好きなところへ行き、どんなに離れた場所でも見られる魔法を手に入れる。そんな「読書の力」を、経験豊富なストーリーテラー、メアリー・ポープ・オズボーンが、ツリーハウスの中に置かれた本という形で物語に取り入れた傑作。

アメリカの子どもたちに大人気の「マジックツリーハウス」冒険シリーズ。本が大好きな8歳のジャックと、空想することが大好きな7歳のアニーが主人公で森の木の上にある小さな小屋から冒険がはじまる。
1巻目では、およそ6500万年前の恐竜時代にタイムトリップ。小屋のなかに積まれた本を開いてある時代の世界に入り込む設定は、主人公といっしょに本へぐいぐい入ってゆく感覚を体験できる。面白い筋立で、同時に歴史も学べる。
著者のオズボーンはPresident of the Author's Guild=米国作家協会会長に1993年に任命された。2004年3月に31巻目、『Summer of the Sea Serpent』(0375827358)が出版されたばかりで、まだまだ勢いが感じられる。(か)
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Jack and Annie's very first fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!

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?

Visit the Magic Tree House website!
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Illus. in black-and-white. "With an entertaining blend of fact, farce, and fantasy, Osborne tells the story of Jack and his sister, Annie, who take a trip in a magic tree house and land in a time 65 million years ago. They find dinosaurs and volcanoes and adventure. Veteran storyteller Osborne builds the power of reading into the story: it's the books in the tree house that give the kids the magic to travel and see far, far away."--Booklist.

s have an astonishing track record for inspiring readers Highly acclaimed by parents, teachers, and especially kids, these books have an astonishing track record for inspiring readers

Highly acclaimed by parents, teachers, and especially kids, these books have an astonishing track record for inspiring readers. With their strong characters, imaginative plots, and just the right dose of history or science, it's no wonder kids love Magic Tree House books.

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.