书名：Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 9-12神奇树屋9-12盒装

读者对象：8-12岁
作者：Mary Pope Osborne
出版社名称：Random House Books for Young Readers
出版时间：2003
语种：英文
ISBN：9780375825538
商品尺寸：13.3 x 2.6 x 19.7 cm
包装：盒装
页数：约24页/册 x 4册

Magic Tree House《神奇树屋》是纽约时报畅销榜的常青树，连续占据了160周的位置，与《哈利波特》拥有同样的数字。也因此，这个系列入选了美国国家教育协会推荐的世界100部经典童书。20几年来，这套书影响了全世界的孩子，累计销量已过亿册，更是美国、欧洲、日本等国家孩子的必读童书。虽然是黑白插图，但小朋友还是能在故事中读到多采多姿的见解，这些都是大人不见得能够想到的美妙思考。

 
这套书首先是一套儿童文学作品，其不长的篇幅、简明的语言以及清浅的情节设计，非常适合低龄孩子进行起步的阅读训练，并且为各个年级的小学生提供了英文学习和训练的优秀文本。它被广泛的用作课外阅读和教学的辅助读物，并广受欢迎地成为校园舞台剧改编的文学蓝本。

这套书同时也是知识读物。故事里有意识地穿插各种各样的知识。虽然这些涉及各个领域的知识在每本故事里都不多，而且都是点到为止，但是因为知识与故事的有机结合，大大地启迪了孩子的求知欲。引起孩子主动进行相关知识的扩展和深度阅读，也是这套书产生的一个神奇效果。很多孩子从神奇树屋起，开始爱上了读书。

本套书为英文版，包含9-12册：
Magic Tree House #9:Dolphins at Daybreak《拂晓海豚》
Magic Tree House #10:Ghost Town at Sundown《日落鬼》
Magic Tree House #11:Lions at Lunchtime《狮子的午餐》
Magic Tree House #12:Polar Bears Past Bedtime《睡前北极熊》

推荐理由：
1. 充满无限想象的冒险故事，带孩子在书中游遍世界；
2. 加入历史、地理知识，以此为起点延伸更多科普话题；
3. 文字不多，难度不大，帮孩子从绘本过渡到纯文字阅读；

★美国总统奥巴马的两个女儿都很喜爱的故事书！你的孩子一定会喜欢！纯英文版本更利于培养孩子学习英语的英文思维！

★本教材为美国小学低年级学生的畅销读物，适合国内小学高年级以及初中低年级作为课外阅读材料，故事情节跌宕曲折，人物心理描写得细致入微，是国内亲子教育论坛、国际学校及香港中小学生语言课的推荐课外读物！

The Magic Tree House adventures continue in books 9-12. Morgan the magical librarian of Camelot challenges Jack and Annie to discover the answers to four riddles as they travel under the sea to the Wild West, the African plains, and the frozen Arctic. If they succeed, they will become Master Librarians! Books in this set include:

Magic Tree House #9:Dolphins at Daybreak
Magic Tree House #10:Ghost Town at Sundown
Magic Tree House #11:Lions at Lunchtime
Magic Tree House #12:Polar Bears Past Bedtime

“神奇树屋”（Magic Tree House）系列描述一对小兄妹杰克与安妮的冒险故事。八岁半的哥哥杰克，理性冷静，喜欢看书，他会将沿途看到的事物，重点式的记录在笔记本上；而七岁的妹妹安妮，喜爱幻想与冒险，并且勇于尝试。这两个一动一静、个性截然不同的兄妹，在森林里发现了一个堆满书的神奇树屋，神奇树屋就像时光机器，带他们到一个个不同的时空中旅行。于是，兄妹俩来到史前 时代的恐龙谷、和骑士探访中古世纪的城堡、到古埃及破解木乃伊的秘密、跟着海盗出海寻宝……，每一次的冒险都紧张刺激、精采得不得了！现在，“神奇树屋”的门已经打开，欢迎加入杰克与安妮惊险有趣的知识之旅，和他们一起到不同时空中冒险！

1.Dolphins at Daybreak《拂晓海豚》
Morgan le Fay will make Jack and Annie masters of the tree house if only they can solve four riddles — which will take four books, of course! Dolphins at Daybreak begins the third set of four books in this magical (and increasingly popular) series! Jack and Annie are off in the Magic Tree House again, this time to a whole new world under the ocean. Complete with a giant octopus, a hungry shark, and dolphins to the rescue, this Magic Tree House book delivers an underwater adventure kids can dream about.

2.Ghost Town at Sundown《日落鬼》
Is this town HAUNTED? Jack and Annie wonder when the Magic Tree House whisks them to the Wild West. But before they can say "Boo!" they rush headlong into an adventure filled with horse thieves, a lost colt, rattlesnakes, and a cowboy named Slim. Will Jack and Annie have time to solve the next Tree House Riddle? The answer may depend on a ghost!

3.Lions at Lunchtime《狮子的午餐》
"Where are the lions?" Jack 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…

4.Polar Bears Past Bedtime《睡前北极熊》
The Magic Tree House transportss Jack and Annie to the freezing Arctic. There, they must solve the final riddle to become master librarians. But it's not going to be easy--especially when they have cracking ice, a seal hunter, and a prodigious polar bear to deal with. Will they be able to solve the riddle before they get iced themselves? 

玛丽·波·奥斯本是美国知名的儿童文学作家，迄今已创作20余年，出版作品上百本，并获得许多奖项，而且担任过两届美国作家协会的主席。1992年，玛丽·波·奥斯本创作了“神奇树屋”系列的第1本书《恐龙谷历险记》，在小读者群中引起了强烈反响。从此“神奇树屋”系列一发不可收，成为欧美小学生人手一套的童书。

Mary Pope Osborneis the author of many novels, picture books, story collections, and nonfiction books. Her New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series has been translated into numerous languages around the world. Highly recommended by parents and educators everywhere, the series introduces young readers to different cultures and times in history, as well as to the world’s legacy of ancient myth and storytelling. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne (author of Magic Tree House: The Musical), live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs. Ms. Osborne is also the coauthor of the companion Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series with Will, and with her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce.

Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak拂晓海豚

Magic Tree House #10: Ghost Town at Sundown日落鬼
Magic Tree House #11: Lions at Lunchtime狮子的午餐
Magic Tree House #12: Polar Bears Past Bedtime睡前北极熊