Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #6: Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon [Paperback]

Mary Pope Osborne (Author), Will Osborne (Author), Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!
 
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon, they had lots of questions. How did the universe begin? How long does it take to get to the moon? How hot is the sun? What does it feel like to be in space? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.

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From the Inside Flap

How did the universe begin? How hot is the sun? How long does it take to get to the moon? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: Space, Jack and Annie?s very own guide to the secrets of the universe. Including information on stars, planets, space travel, life on other planets, and much more!


From the Trade Paperback edition. --This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

About the Author

WILL OSBORNE and MARY POPE OSBORNE have been married for a number of years and live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs, Joey, Mr. Bezo, and Little Bear.

Mary is the author of over one hundred books for children, including novels, picture books, biographies, and retellings of fairy tales and world mythologies. Will has worked for many years in the theater as an actor, director, and playwright. Together he and Mary have coauthored two books of Greek mythology and eight Magic Tree House® Fact Trackers. Will has also written a multimedia planetarium show, Magic Tree House Space Mission, and is cocreator with Randy Courts of Magic Tree House: The Musical, a full-scale Broadway-style family musical based on Christmas in Camelot.

SAL MURDOCCA has illustrated more than 200 children's trade and text books. He is also a librettist for children'sopera, 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.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (February 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 037581356X
• ISBN-13: 978-0375813566
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.4 x 7.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs an update, March 26, 2008

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Paul Bridges (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #6: Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon (Paperback)

This is a bit out of date. Perhaps children won't mind. Pluto is no longer a planet. Plans for humans to go to Mars have been scrapped. The Very Large Telescope in Chile was completed years ago. Etc.

It says there is no proof that UFO's exist when clearly objects that haven't been identified do exist, there's just no proof they are space aliens.

But, nevertheless probably a fun book for kids who like science.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Snazzy Resource, August 8, 2007

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TaterTeacher (NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #6: Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon (Paperback)

The kids realy like the animations and presentations of this book. While it is definately not boring, the planets themselves get only one page each of factual info in super small text. The solar system overview chapter was great for group reading and was primarily what I used from the book, including a photo of a meteorite in comparison to the size of children. Translation: great as a fun addition to learning but not to replace hard fact texts and in-depth lesson plans.
----You don't need to read the accompanying Magic Tree House fiction book in order to use this research guide.

5.0 out of 5 stars Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Books, December 28, 2011

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This review is from: Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #6: Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon (Paperback)

My grandson loves his Magic Tree House collection and these books give more indepth facts about the subject. It is like reading the book all over again! And, in fact, it prompted him to reread the book.