Books in the Reading with Author series series

Kids love the Magic Tree House Series! Here is a resource to help your students develop the literacy strategies necessary for them to derive meaning from print, read to find new information, and think and write creatively, all using The Magic Tree house chapter books as a springboard. Includes:Story summariesReproducible work sheets for 17 Magic Tree House booksTeacher suggestionsResource listStory student reading recordAnswer keyExpectationsl. To introduce the students to Mary Pope Osborne, her writings and her style of writing.2. To encourage reading for pleasure and discussion of reading.3. To encourage students to research for information about material they have read.4. To develop literacy strategies necessary to obtain meaning from print.5. To develop the students' abilities to think and write creatively. Story Summary and activities for these 17 Magic Tree House Books:Dinosaurs Before DarkThe Knight at DawnMummies in the MorningPirates Past NoonNight of the NinjasAfternoon on the AmazonSunset of the SabertoothMidnight on the MoonDolphins at DaybreakGhost Town at SundownLions at LunchtimePolar Bears Past BedtimeVacation Under the VolcanoDay of the Dragon KingViking Ships at SunriseHour of the OlympicsTonight on the Titanic