Dinosaurs Before Dark


by Mary Pope Osborne (Author) Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)

Book Cover for Dinosaurs Before Dark

   Book 1   
Pages: 80
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Where did the tree house come from?

Before Jack and Annie can find out, the mysterious tree house whisks them to the prehistoric past. Now they have to figure out how to get home. Can they do it before dark… or will they become a dinosaur’s dinner?

Magic Tree House Series—Summary and Book Order

Series: Magic Tree House
Reading level: 6+
Books in series: 40
Read in order? No
Website: magictreehouse.com
Tags: first chapter books  fantasy  historical  time travel  illustrated  adventure  culture 

 Print series book list

Books in series order

1.   Dinosaurs Before Dark  (1992)
2.   The Knight at Dawn  (1993)
3.   Mummies in the Morning  (1993)
4.   Pirates Past Noon  (1994)
5.   Night of the Ninjas  (1995)
6.   Afternoon on the Amazon  (1995)
7.   Sunset of the Sabertooth  (1996)
8.   Midnight on the Moon  (1996)
9.   Dolphins at Daybreak  (1997)
10.   Ghost Town at Sundown  (1997)
11.   Lions at Lunchtime  (1998)
12.   Polar Bears Past Bedtime  (1998)
13.   Vacation Under the Volcano  (1998)
14.   Day of the Dragon King  (1998)
15.   Viking Ships at Sunrise  (1998)
16.   Hour of the Olympics  (1998)
17.   Tonight on the Titanic  (1999)
18.   Buffalo Before Breakfast  (1999)
19.   Tigers at Twilight  (1999)
20.   Dingoes at Dinnertime  (2000)
21.   Civil War on Sunday  (2000)
22.   Revolutionary War on Wednesday  (2000)
23.   Twister on Tuesday  (2001)
24.   Earthquake in the Early Morning  (2001)
25.   Stage Fright on a Summer Night  (2002)
26.   Good morning, Gorillas  (2002)
27.   Thanksgiving on Thursday  (2002)
28.   High Tide in Hawaii  (2003)
29.   A Big Day for Baseball  (2017)
30.   Hurricane Heroes in Texas  (2018)
31.   Warriors in Winter  (2019)
32.   To the Future, Ben Franklin!  (2019)
33.   Narwhal on a Sunny Night  (2020)
34.   Late Lunch with Llamas  (2020)
35.   Camp Time in California  (2021)
36.   Sunlight on the Snow Leopard  (2022)
37.   Rhinos at Recess  (2023)
38.   Time of the Turtle King  (2023)
39.   Windy Night with Wild Horses  (2024)
+   Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #1: Christmas in Camelot  (2001)