Earthquake in the Early Morning (Magic Tree House #24) (A Stepping Stone Book(TM)) (Paperback)

by Mary Pope Osborne (Author), Sal Murdocca (Illustrator) "Jack sat up in bed..." (more)
Key Phrases: special writings, San Francisco, King Arthur, Frog Creek (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
The year is 1906, the place is San Francisco. Annie and her brother, Jack, have just traveled here in their magic tree house, on a mission from Morgan le Fay, the mysterious magical librarian from King Arthur's time. In an effort to save Camelot, the children have already found three special kinds of writing for Morgan's library: something to follow (Civil War on Sunday), something to send (Revolutionary War on Wednesday), and something to learn (Twister on Tuesday). Now it's time to find "something to lend." It's a quiet, peaceful morning in San Francisco, and Annie is eager to start exploring. So eager, in fact, that she pulls Jack away from his research just before he would have learned a very important piece of information... All too soon, the siblings figure it out for themselves: they have arrived in this lovely city a moment before one of the biggest earthquakes the U.S. has ever known shakes the Bay Area to pieces! Stunned, Jack and Annie wander the streets, but quickly find a purpose. Lots of people need help transporting goods to safety, and many more are left without any idea where to go or what to do. But what about their mission? Will the kids find something to lend before the entire city goes up in flames?

Mary Pope Osborne's tremendously popular Magic Tree House series offers young readers a chance to immerse themselves in spellbinding adventures even as they learn about history. The terrible San Francisco earthquake is described with great historical accuracy, but with admirable age-appropriateness. (Ages 5 to 8) --Emilie Coulter

Product Description
The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to San Francisco in 1906, in time for them to experience one of the biggest earthquakes the United States had ever known.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (July 24, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 067989070X
• ISBN-13: 978-0679890706
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,467 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 24 in The Magic Tree House Series.

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars On Target, March 31, 2004

By	"starwarsfan1" (far far away on another continent) - See all my reviews

This is an educational fiction book. It's about the earthquake in California in 1906. Jack and Annie need to save Camelot. They are destined to find the fourth special kind of writing to put in their collection of things to cheer up the king of Camelot. If you have a 1st-3rd grade reader, this book is on target for them. These books come in amusing fiction and in enlightening research guides.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars this book is all quakes, July 27, 2001

By	An 8-year old reader (CT United States) - See all my reviews

I like this book because I lived close to San Francisco, and I've been there. I like reading about history in books, and I really like the Magic Tree House books because they travel to so many different places and times.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Earthquake in the Early Morning, January 26, 2004

A Kid's Review

Have you ever been in an earthquake? That's what happens in Earthquake in the Early Morning by Mary Pope Osborne. The book is about Jack and Annie going to San Francisco but there was an earthquake! I like this book because it has a lot of adventure. My favorite part is when the earthquake starts. Find out what happens to Jack and Annie.