Osborne, M. (1992). Dinosaurs before dark. New York: Scholastic.
(2006). Blizzard of the blue moon. New York: Random.
Awards: New York Times Bestseller
Having many of The Magic Tree House books in my classroom, and I’m afraid to admit, having read none of them I decided it was time to see why this series was, in its entirety, listed on the New York Times bestseller list. I read the first book and then, through a suggestion, the thirty-sixth book. I found the first book a rather easy-to-read book suited for first grade readers. If it had been the only one I would have been disappointed, as the plot was not something that I would say is a bestseller. But it is the first of the series and did a good job of introducing the characters and putting in place the setting for many books to come. Then I read book number 36 in the series and was pleasantly surprised at how the writing had changed to be a little more in-depth and of higher level. These two books reminded me of the series I had read and enjoyed as a child—Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mysteries. I can see now why many of my students last year read one right after another as after reading the mystery that Jack and Annie had to discover in book 36, I wouldn’t mind going back and reading the books from the very start.
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