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Winter of the Ice Wizard (#32)
Dinosaurs Before Dark (#1)
Carnival at Candlelight (#33)
Nonfiction
Fact Trackers
The Knight at Dawn (#2)
Season of the Sandstorm (#34)
Dinosaurs (#1)
Mummies in the Morning (#3)
Night of the New Magician (#35)
Knights and Castles (#2)
Pirates past Noon (#4)
Blizzard of the Blue Moon (#36)
Mummies and Pyramids (#3)
Night of the Ninjas (#5)
Dragon of the Red Dawn (#37)
Pirates (#4)
Afternoon on the Amazon (#6)
Monday with a Mad Genius (#38)
Rain Forests (#5)
Sunset of the Sabertooth (#7)
Dark Day in the Deep Sea (#39)
Space (#6)
Midnight on the Moon (#8)
Eve of the Emperor Penguin (#40)
Titanic (#7)
Dolphins at Daybreak (#9)
Moonlight on the Magic Flute (#41)
Ghost Town at Sundown (#10)
A Good Night for Ghosts (#42)
Twisters and Other
Terrible Storms (#8)
Lions at Lunchtime (#11)
Leprechaun in Late Winter (#43)
Polar Bears past Bedtime (#12)
A Ghost Tale for
Christmas Time (#44)
Vacation Under the Volcano (#13)
Day of the Dragon King (#14)
Viking Ships at Sunrise (#15)
Hour of the Olympics (#16)
Tonight on the Titanic (#17)
Buffalo Before Breakfast (#18)
Tigers at Twilight (#19)
A Crazy Day with Cobras (#45)
Dogs in the Dead of Night (#46)
Abe Lincoln at Last! (#47)
A Perfect Time for Pandas (#48)
Stallion by Starlight (#49)
Hurry Up, Houdini! (#50)
Ancient Greece and
the Olympics (#10)
American Revolution (#11)
Sabertooths and the Ice Age (#12)
Pilgrims (#13)
Ancient Rome and Pompeii (#14)
Tsunamis and Other
Natural Disasters (#15)
Polar Bears and the Arctic (#16)
Dingoes at Dinnertime (#20)
Sea Monsters (#17)
Civil War on Sunday (#21)
Penguins and Antarctica (#18)
Revolutionary War
on Wednesday (#22)
Leonardo da Vinci (#19)
Twister on Tuesday (#23)
Leprechauns and
Irish Folklore (#21)
Ghosts (#20)
Earthquake in the
Early Morning (#24)
Rags and Riches (#22)
Stage Fright on a
Summer Night (#25)
The compan
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Dolphins and Sharks (#9)
Snakes and Other Reptiles (#23)
Dog Heroes (#24)
Good Morning, Gorillas (#26)
Abraham Lincoln (#25)
Thanksgiving on Thursday (#27)
High Tide in Hawaii (#28)
Christmas in Camelot (#29)
Haunted Castle on
Hallows Eve (#30)
Summer of the Sea Serpent (#31)
Activity Books
Games and Puzzle from
the Tree House
Pandas and Other
Endangered Species (#26)
Horse Heroes (#27)
Magic Tricks from the Tree House
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to. Prepare the
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Holiday Book List
Presidents’ Day
Independence Day
Abe Lincoln at Last!
Abraham Lincoln Fact Tracker
Revolutionary War on Wednesday
American Revolution Fact Tracker
St. Patrick’s Day
Thanksgiving
Leprechaun in Late Winter
Leprechauns and Irish Folklore
Fact Tracker
Thanksgiving on Thursday
Pilgrims Fact Tracker
Christmas
Christmas in Camelot
A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time
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Program resources include:
• A complete Curriculum Key that classifies
every Magic Tree House book and nonfiction Fact
Tracker by subject and core curriculum standards
• A reading level guide for all books in the series
• Individual lesson plans for each book and its
nonfiction companion Fact Tracker
Activities prepared by Paula Henson, Education Consultant and the 2007 Magic Tree House Educator of the Year.
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