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    Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon
    Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon
    Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon
    Ebook157 pages32 minutesEnglishMagic Tree House Fact Tracker

    Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon

    By Mary Pope Osborne, Will Osborne and Sal Murdocca

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    About this ebook

    The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Getting the facts behind the fiction has never looked better.

    Track the facts with Jack and Annie!
     
    When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon, they had lots of questions. How did the universe begin? How long does it take to get to the moon? How hot is the sun? What does it feel like to be in space? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts.

    Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet common core text pairing needs.

    Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?

    Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books
    Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
    Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure
    Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

    Have more fun with Jack and Annie at MagicTreeHouse.com!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRandom House Children's Books
    Release dateFeb 29, 2012
    ISBN9780307975188
    Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon

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    • 5/5

      Oct 28, 2023

      SPACEEEEEE!!
    • 3/5

      Dec 8, 2022

      This is a nice and brief intro to space books for any young readers who want to know more about the planets. It's really short and general information, but a good first start for their research.
    • 4/5

      Jun 7, 2022

      This is the non fiction companion to https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/122914.Midnight_on_the_Moon__Magic_Tree_House___8_ . As with the others, lots of pictures an illustrations bring the facts to life and there are definitions and pronunciation guides throughout, along with research tips and further resources.
    • 5/5

      Oct 19, 2019

      Filled with books, the Magic Tree House can take children to any place that exists in a book. The Magic Tree House belongs to Morgan le Fay, a magical librarian from the time of King Arthur who travels through time and space collecting books for her library.

      When Morgan falls under a magician’s spell, seven-year-old Annie and eight-year-old Jack set out to find the four things that will free her. They’ve found three items and the Magic Tree House takes them to the future, to a base on the moon, to find the final thing. Can they count on help from the mysterious moon man? Will they find the “M” thing that will free Morgan?

      Eighth in the Magic Tree House series, “Midnight on the Moon” takes the children on their search for the fourth and final item needed to free their friend. A prologue provides the necessary backstory so that young readers new to the series will have no problem following the story. This enchanting addition to the series is sure to please young readers.

      Highly recommended.
    • 4/5

      Jun 18, 2016

      This was a fun book to read to my three-year-old grandson. It was the first chapter book that he let me read to him. I gave him advance warning that the book is mostly words and very few pictures. I also told him that I would only read one chapter to him at a time.

      He chose this book because he is interested in all things outer space and loved the cover illustration. He sat quietly and listened carefully to each chapter. After reading it to him, he said he wanted to keep this book. However, he does not want me to read him any chapter books about subjects which don't interest him. He has become quite the discriminating young reader.

      With this book, I have developed an appreciation for the Magic Tree House Books and will look for others which have interesting themes.
    • 4/5

      Apr 14, 2015

      Jack and Annie are at it again, this time in search for the fourth "m" thing. Annie thinks that the full moon might help them, so at midnight, the siblings leave the house and head for the tree house. Jack and Annie end up on a base on the moon. But they are in the future, at least in the year 2031. They children suit up and head out on their moon adventure. After just missing getting hit by a mediorite and falling into the moon dust, a strange space man helps them up and gives them a drawing with a bunch of stars. Back at the base, Jack and Annie figure out that the stars make a mouse constellation and the mouse, Peanut, who had been with them in their last few adventures, was the fourth M object. (Fantasy)
    • 5/5

      Feb 24, 2015

      There are two kids named Jack and Annie and they are looking for the 5th M thing. They go all over the world because this angle named Morgan gives them trips to go on and they have to find thing that she needs to finish the book or she needs them for something. So if they want to go somewhere all they have to say is I want to go there and the tree house will spin and spin and then the tree house is still then they are where ever they wanted to go. The place they wanted to go was the moon and when they were on the moon. Then when they were in the moon base they looked around and they saw a closet that said spacesuits and they picked the smallest pair for both of them and they put them on. The put everything on and they went out on one of the moon buggies and they rode around the moon then they saw a sign that said the first man to step on the moon and it said their name and when it happened. Then they put a sign next to the flag and said that we Jack and Annie are the first kids to step foot on the moon for kid kind also for every kid that wanted to go on the moon will some day.
      When they got home and they went back to bed so their mother would not ask them where have you ben and then they had to put their clothes on the chair they have in their room so their mom would not know where they have ben.
    • 4/5

      Apr 26, 2014

      In my opinion, “Midnight on the Moon” is a great adventure book, and it was highly enjoyable to read. The way the book is written, for example, is one of its most delightful features. Mary Pope Osborne has a natural way of writing a book that is adventurous and detailed, yet elementary in style, with very few inferences in the text. The book contains a lot of dialogue between the two main characters, which makes the story engaging. This story is also written using a lot of descriptive language, allowing for vivid visualization: “The wind started to blow. The tree house started to spin. It spun faster and faster and faster. Then everything was silent. Absolutely silent. As quiet and still as silent could be.” There is also onomatopoeic language incorporated in the story. For example, when Jack and Annie (the main characters), first jump out onto the moon, the author used the sound-word “boing” to demonstrate the sound and movement of traveling in a place without strong gravity. There were a few characters that seemed less important throughout the story, but became very significant at the end. The two main characters, however, are both very likeable, but they had many differences. Jack’s character is older, more cautious, more methodical, and wiser. Annie, on the other hand, though her character is adorable, she is playful, more impulsive, adventurous, and reckless. Her personality is charming and she uses words and phrases that are cute and funny, like when she refers to the moon base as a “space hotel.” There are very few illustrations in “Midnight on the Moon.” I like that the illustrator decided to include them because I think the illustrations reflect the story, and can be helpful in visualizing and comprehending the story, as in the diagram of the moon base, for example. Also, when Annie sees the moon man from a distance, the illustration is encased in a circular shape to show that she is looking through the telescope, and therefore that the moon man is quite far away. I really enjoy the extra dimension added to the illustrations by giving them a purpose – to support the text. The illustrations are finely detailed, but also plain in some ways. For example, they are sketched in pencil and they are not colored, though I feel that is appropriate to the text. I feel that the big idea of “Midnight on the Moon” is that you never know what is yet to be discovered.
    • 5/5

      Jan 24, 2014

      In this futuristic adventure, Jack and Annie must find the final item which begins with the letter "m", in order to free Morgan le Fey from a magic spell. With their mouse friend, Peanut, they find themselves in a mysterious space dome on the moon. They explore the moon's craters and mountains, then find an American flag and a message which reads:
      "Here men from the Planet Earth
      First set foot upon the moon
      July 1969 A.D.
      We came in Peace
      For all mankind"
      Jack and Annie learn much about the moon and encounter a giant spaceman. Is this giant being a friend or foe? Will they find the "m" item on the barren moon?
    • 5/5

      Oct 1, 2013

      i love it !
    • 5/5

      Jun 7, 2013

      Very good story for children.
    • 3/5

      Apr 16, 2013

      It was their last riddle they need to solve before becoming a Master Librarian. The magic tree house brought them to to moon. While they were exploring the moon, they saw a moon man, decided to run from him and both of them fallen down and couldn't get up. The moon man came to rescue and give them the clue to solve the riddle.
    • 4/5

      Nov 1, 2012

      Great read for children that like adventure. Annie and Jack are brother and sister. They are trying to find things that start with the letter "M" so that they can free their friend Morgan from the spell that Merlin cast upon her. They have to find four "M" things before they can free Morgan. This book shows them finding the last "M" thing. A great tale of learning new things about the universe and persevering to save a friend.
    • 4/5

      Mar 9, 2011

       Jack and Annie got a mission to go to the moon to do they're mission.
      While they are going they make big mistakes but at the end everything is good.
    • 3/5

      Feb 3, 2011

      Book Summary: Jack and Annie are on an adventure around the world to save a magical librarian named Morgan. Morgan was put under a spell by a famous magician. Jack and Annie have already found three objects that begin with the letter "M" in old Japan, the Amazon Rain Forrest, and in the Ice Age. Now, they will travel into the future to the Moon in order to find the forth thing that begins with the letter "M".

      Content Summary: adventure
    • 5/5

      Oct 4, 2010

      This is quite a deep book for a children's book. It is a great fantasy for children.
    • 5/5

      Nov 10, 2009

      0-This book is a great read for beginners and more advanced readers. Beginning readers love to have the book read to them as they follow along because they know some of the words but still have issues with most. The words are printed large enough for them to follow along closely. More advanced readers are able to read and get into the adventure. This book also has a resource book available that explains the facts of the book and explores more elements of the moon. This book has the children travel in to the future and land on the space station. They are able to explore space and learn about the solar system. They have to find the special object to free Morgan from an evil spell. This book may engage children to learn more about the solar system.
    • 4/5

      Jun 1, 2009

      In this adventure, Jack and Annie find themselves headed to the moon to find the fourth and final item needed to help undo the magic spell that has been cast on their magical librarian friend, Morgan LeFay. While on the moon, Jack and Annie explore a moon station (built in the future), drive a moon car, experience walking on the moon in their space suits, and run into a mysterious 'moon man'. Their fourth item ends of being a moon rock. When they return to the moon station with the rock they say a little rhyme and the spell is broken! And what a surprise - they realize their friend Morgan has been with them all along.
    • 4/5

      Nov 16, 2008

      I think that this book is a good example of fantasy. It allows students to experience an unimaginable journey to the moon in a unique way. It is unrealistic how they arrived there and what they must do there, but students get to learn about different aspects of space and the moon through this story. The setting is developed well, it is very important for the reader to understand the environment that children are experiencing. The time is also important to know that the children go ahead to the future, the year 2031 on the moon. This helps the reader understand that the moon base doesn't exist right now. I would use this book in an intermediate classroom. The type of media used is pencil.
    • 3/5

      Jul 12, 2008

      It was cool. I liked the spaceman and the moon buggy. I wish I could go to the moon and say that I was the first kid ever to journey to the moon.
    • 3/5

      Nov 6, 2006

      Jack and Annie have to go to the moon to find the last object to free Morgan Le Fay from her spell. Finding the object turns out to have an extra problem- finding it without running out of air! They find the object, make it back, and undo the spell.

    Book preview

    Space - Mary Pope Osborne

    Dear Reader,

    Did you know there’s a Magic Tree House® book for every kid? From those just starting to read chapter books to more experienced readers, Magic Tree House® has something for everyone, including science, sports, geography, wildlife, history…and always a bit of mystery and magic!

    Cover images with descriptions for each series: Magic Tree House; Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just starting to read chapter books; F&P Level M. Magic Tree House Merlin Missions; More challenging adventures for the experienced Magic Tree House reader; F&P Level M–N. Magic Tree House Super Edition; A longer and more dangerous adventure with Jack and Annie; F&P Level P. Magic Tree House Fact Trackers; Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures; F&P Levels N–T

    Happy reading!

    Mary Pope Osborne signatureA Note from Mary Pope Osborne About the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers

    When I write Magic Tree House® adventures, I love including facts about the times and places Jack and Annie visit. But when readers finish these adventures, I want them to learn even more. So that’s why we write a series of nonfiction books that are companions to the fiction titles in the Magic Tree House® series. We call these books Fact Trackers because we love to track the facts! Whether we’re researching dinosaurs, pyramids, Pilgrims, sea monsters, or cobras, we’re always amazed at how wondrous and surprising the real world is. We want you to experience the same wonder we do—so get out your pencils and notebooks and hit the trail with us. You can be a Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker, too!

    Mary Pope Osborne signature

    Here’s what kids, parents, and teachers have to say about the Magic Tree House® Fact Trackers:

    They are so good. I can’t wait for the next one. All I can say for now is prepare to be amazed! —Alexander N.

    I have read every Magic Tree House book there is. The [Fact Trackers] are a thrilling way to get more information about the special events in the story. —John R.

    "These are fascinating nonfiction books that enhance the magical time-traveling adventures of Jack and Annie. I love these books, especially American Revolution. I was learning so much, and I didn’t even know it!" —Tori Beth S.

    [They] are an excellent ‘behind-the-scenes’ look at what the [Magic Tree House fiction] has started in your imagination! You can’t buy one without the other; they are such a complement to one another. —Erika N., mom

    Magic Tree House [Fact Trackers] took my children on a journey from Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, to so many significant historical events! The detailed manuals are a remarkable addition to the classic fiction Magic Tree House books we adore! —Jenny S., mom

    "[They] are very useful tools in my classroom, as they allow for students to be part of the planning process. Together, we find facts in the [Fact Trackers] to extend the learning introduced in the fictional companions. Researching and planning classroom activities, such as our class Olympics based on facts found in Ancient Greece and the Olympics, help create a genuine love for learning!" —Paula H., teacher

    image of the title page

    Text copyright © 2002 by Will Osborne and Mary Pope Osborne

    Illustrations copyright © 2002 by Sal Murdocca

    Cover photograph copyright © Space Telescope Science Institute/NASA/Science Photo Library

    All rights reserved. Published in the United States by Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York.

    Originally published by Random House Children’s Books, New York, in 2002.

    Random House and the colophon are registered trademarks and A Stepping Stone Book and the colophon are trademarks of Penguin Random House LLC. Magic Tree House

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