Marilla and Matthew want to adopt an orphan boy to help out on the farm. By mistake, they are sent spunky red-haired Anne instead. At first, it seems that wherever Anne goes, trouble follows. She hits a boy over the head with her slate at school. Then she falls off the neighbor's roof during a game of truth or dare! But as she grows up, all of Avonlea comes to love Anne of Green Gables.
An adventure to blow you away!rnThat's what Jack and Annie get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the 1870s. They land on the prairie bear a one-room schoolhouse, where they meet a teenage schoolteacher, some cool kids, and one big, scary bully. But the biggest and scariest thing is yet to come!
Gentle giants or giant monsters?rnThat's the question Jack and Annie have about gorillas when the Magic Tree House sweeps them to the mountains of Africa. There they meet a group of amazing and sometimes frightening mountain gorillas. Annie knows how to play with the creatures right away. But Jack is left out. Will the gorillas be able to teach him some special magic?
Where are the lions?"rnJack wonders when the Magic Tree House whisks him and his sister to the vast plains of Africa. Before he can find out, Annie starts to help hundreds of wildebeests cross a rushing river. Next they follow a honey of a bird and meet an awesome Masai warrior. Jack hopes any lions will just stay away. Jack is about to be very disappointed..."
Tree... Two... One... Blast Off!rnThe Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to the moon - and the future. Their mission? To find the last M" thing that will free Morgan from the spell. Can they do it before the air in their oxygen tanks runs out? Will the mysterious moon man help them? And why is Peanut the mouse acting so strange?"
No girls allowed at the Olympic Games!rnThat's the rule when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to ancient Greece. But when Annie tells Jack to go to the games without her, he knows she's up to something. Will Annie find a way to see the games? Or will she get herself - and Jack - into Olympic-size trouble? To find out, you'll have to read...
It's the first day back to school after winter vacation, and Richard Best is off to a bad start. Who ever heard of a January without any snow? And as usual, he has already forgotten something - the ruler Ms. Rooney told him to bring for dinosaur day. Luckily, Richard finds a ruler in his desk - with a dinosaur's initials - and he's sure the ruler is special. And then he finds out it has magic p…
Summertime. It's hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk. Richard Beast" Best and Matthew Jackson can't wait to dive into Emily Arrow's cool blue pool. But when they get there, Mrs. Arrow tells them that Emily has gone off to summer school.rnSummer school! How could they forget? That's exactly where they should be right now. Sitting in class, Beast still thinks summertime is the best time, and…
It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thingking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn Contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Rooney's desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is that Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess.rnSmelly Matthew, who sits in front of Richard, knows neither of them will win. We're the …
R-O-A-R! The March wind sounds like a gigantic lion.rnRichard Beast" Best thinks March is the worst month of the whole year. Mr. Mancina, the principal, has reminded him that it's almost time for report cards. If Beast doesn't get good grades, he might be left back again.rnEveryone in Ms. Rooney's class is busy writing about real people. But writing is Richard's worst subject. It's especially h…