Dinosaurs before Dark (1992)

 How you would connect it to instruction; intended audience; notable characteristics; and/or your personal response to the book.
I love how Mary Pope Osborne makes these educational fiction books so enjoyable for younger students! She's able to make learning about dinosaurs fun by including two relatable kids as the main characters that get the opportunity to travel back in time, in their magic treehouse, to historical events or time periods. This book is number one of the Magic Tree House series where Jack and Annie first discover the magic tree house filled with books that take them back to the prehistoric age of dinosaurs. This would be a great book for younger grades social studies and or science class as this is a historical time period and a creature to be studied. ( )

This book is about two siblings named Annie and Jack who live in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania. They find a mysterious treehouse filled with many books, and when they open a book about dinosaurs, they end up getting transported to that time period. I remember loving magic treehouse books when I was younger and I think they are fun books to read in a variety of content areas. This book specifically would be perfect for science class in either upper elementary classes or even in middle school. ( )

One day as Jack and Annie are exploring, they discover a magic tree house. Jack finds a book about dinosaurs and wishing he could see one for real, they are transported into the past. Here they learn all about different kinds of dinosaurs, and Jack's wish comes true. I believe this would be a good book for children to read because I read this book in 4th grade and enjoyed it. I was always reluctant to read this series when I was younger because historical fiction didn't really hold my interest, but the dinosaurs were what drew me into this book. It could also be a good book for any other children who enjoy learning about dinosaurs.

This book is about two siblings that find a tree house. In the tree house are books. When the children look at the books and wish to go see what is in the books, they are transported to that time. In this book, they are transported to see dinosaurs. They explaore the world of dinosaurs and eventually go back to the treehouse in order to be transported back home.

This was my first chapter book series that I ever read and I love them. They are a great series of books about different events from history. This book is about two kids who travel back to the time of dinosaurs and have to take an adventure to help King Arthur and the magical wizard Marlin. This book is a great read for 3rd-5th graders. Even though these books are fiction, a science teacher could use these books to introduce a topic about dinosaurs in the classroom. They would read characteristics of dinosaurs and have fun reading it. ( )