Mary Pope Osborne
Mary Pope Osborne has taken her young readers far and wide in magical trips backward in time via the Magic Treehouse. She makes such an excellent tour guide in part because she has done so much traveling herself.
Born into a military family, Osborne moved frequently, living in such places as Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina. After graduating from college, Osborne took up traveling in Europe and Asia. The first six weeks of her trip were spent in a cave on the island of Crete. Her travels included such countries as Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, and Nepal.
Before becoming a writer, Osborne held such jobs as acting teacher, waitress, travel agent, window dresser, and medical assistant.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
American Tall Tales |
Magic Treehouse Series: |
Moonhorse |
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Spider Kane the Mystery Under the May-Apple |
The Knight at Dawn |
Spider Kane and the Mystery at Jumbo Nightcrawler’s |
Mummies in the Morning |
One World, Many Religions |
Pirates Past Noon |
Kate and the Beanstalk |
Night of the Ninjas |
Virginia’s Civil War Diaries |
Afternoon on the Amazon |
My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck |
Sunset of the Sabertooth |
Knights and Castles |
Midnight on the Moon |
Dinosaurs |
Dolphins at Daybreak |
Mummies and Pyramids |
Ghost Town at Sundown |
Pirates |
Lions at Lunchtime |
Rain Forests |
Polar Bears Past Bedtime |
The Brave Little Seamstress |
Vacation Under the Volcano |
New York’s Bravest |
Day of the Dragon King |
Space |
Viking Ships at Sunrise |
Titanic |
Hour of the Olympics |
The One-Eyed Giant |
Tonight on the Titanic |
The Land of the Dead |
Buffalo Before Breakfast |
Tigers at Twilight |
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Dingoes at Dinnertime |
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Civil War on Sunday |
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Revolutionary War on Wednesday |
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Twister on Tuesday |
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Earthquake in Early Morning |
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Christmas in Camelot |
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Stage Fright on a Summer Night |
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Good Morning, Gorillas |
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Thanksgiving on Thursday |
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High Tide in Hawaii |
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Haunted Castle on Hallow’s Eve |
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Summer of the Sea Serpent |
