Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning [Kindle Edition]

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

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Gr. 1-4. In this sequel to Dinosaurs before Dark (1992) and The Knight at Dawn (1993), Jack and Annie return to the mysterious, book-filled tree house that transports them through time and space. For this adventure, they select a story on Ancient Egypt and travel back to the pyramid of Queen Hutepi, who needs help finding her copy of the Book of the Dead for a journey through the underworld. This story, like most series books, is heavy on suspense and light on character development, but is distinguished by the intriguing details of Ancient Egyptian life and burial customs. Even the overused theme of reading allowing one to travel anywhere works well here. Some foreshadowing (clues about the mysterious owner of the tree house, who leaves souvenirs marked with the letter M) and a hint about the pair's next destination add to the appeal. Illustrated with frequent black-and-white drawings, this will be welcomed by beginning readers making the transition to chapter books. Kay Weisman

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"This will be welcomed by beginning readers making the transition to chapter books."--Booklist.  


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Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 995 KB
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (June 15, 2010)
• Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B003QMLHU6
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (44 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,694 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #2 in Books > Children's Books > Literature & Fiction > Historical Fiction > Ancient Civilizations
  • #2 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Fiction > Children's Fiction > Historical Fiction > Ancient Civilizations
  • #39 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > History & Historical Fiction

More About the Author

"I'm one of those very lucky people who absolutely loves what they do for a living. There is no career better suited to my eccentricities, strengths, and passions than that of a children's book author."--Mary Pope Osborne

Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the popular Magic Tree House series. She works with her husband Will and her sister Natalie on the nonfiction companion series, Magic Tree House Research Guides. Many of her books have been named to best-books lists.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a bit too scary for a 6 year old, December 14, 1999

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"mardie" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree House, No. 3) (Paperback)

We've loved every other one of the Magic Tree House series, but this one (although interesting to me, the parent) was a bit too scary for my six year old son. We only read half way through it and that was it for him (the mummies were too much for him -- yet he didn't mind the ghost in the Wild West book). So parents, be prepared for this one if your child is young or a bit sensitive.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Frustrating Series, March 15, 2006

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Joan B. Choudhary "RI Reader" (East Greenwich, RI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree House, No. 3) (Paperback)

I really want to like this series. My 6 year old daughter loves the stories, and they offer wonderful opportunities to explore various periods in history. Jack and Annie have adventures, solve problems, meet historical figures, and use their imaginations. What's not to like?

Well, it seems nitpicky, but I have a huge problem with the editing of the early books in this series. (The later ones are better, but we just re-read Mummies in the Morning and it's all coming back to me!) The fragmented sentences are out of control. There are so many that I stopped counting! I'm sure that it won't matter to young readers, but I can't understand why we can't expose them to grammatically correct English while they're learning to read.

I also agree with other reviews that fault the thin character development and level of factual content. I know that these books are for beginning readers, but I think there are missed opportunities to add real knowledge. Again, I think the later books in the series are much better, and the research guides are a great companion to the stories.

Overall, I would say that reading the Magic Tree House series has been a worthwhile investment of our time. It just bothers me from time to time when I think about how much better it could have been done.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Encourages a child's imagination, March 6, 2002

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Wanda Arender (Brandon, Mississippi) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mummies in the Morning (Magic Tree House, No. 3) (Paperback)

I enjoyed reading this book with my 10 yr. old grandson. The two main characters, Annie & Jack, prove that children can have fun using their imagination by reading a book and traveling through time using their imagination. The book provided useful information regarding Mummies in ancient Egyptian times and certainly kept my 10 yr. old's attention. From beginning to end, we found it to be an exciting and great little story that didn't take too long to read. We will certainly read more of the Magic Tree House books. We recommend it highly!!
Granny & Kenny