书名：Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, No. 1)神奇树屋1：恐龙谷大冒险/恐龙谷历险记
难度：Lexile蓝思阅读指数240L
适读年龄：6-9岁
作者：Mary Pope Osborne玛丽•波•奥斯本 (Author),‎ Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)
出版社名称：Random House
出版时间：2008
语种：英文
ISBN：9780679824114
商品尺寸：13 x 0.5 x 19.4 cm
包装：平装
页数：80

Magic Tree House“神奇树屋”系列是由美国兰登书屋历经十五年倾力打造的一部儿童经典读物。全球36种版本，累计销量达一亿多册，连续160周荣登《纽约时报》畅销少儿系列图书排行榜前三名，是美国学龄前至小学阶段非常优秀的阅读伙伴，入选美国国家教育协会（National Education Association）推荐的世界100部经典童书。

Dinosaurs before Dark《恐龙谷历险记》是Magic Tree House系列的第1册，适合6岁以上，有一定英文基础的儿童、青少年阅读。
推荐理由：
1.经典non-fiction故事书，能启发孩子的求知欲和好奇心，从而培养孩子的阅读习惯；
2.故事篇幅不长，语言简明，情节设计简单有趣，生词难度不大，适合小学低年级孩子进行初级英语阅读训练；
3.文字排版简洁大方，字体大而清晰，轻巧便携，有一定英语基础的家长可以念给孩子听，帮助孩子在听故事中学习英语，是一套很好的英语启蒙读物。

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!
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?
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!

From School Library Journal
“This enjoyable time-travel fantasy is a successful beginning chapter book. Jack and his younger sister find a tree house filled with books. When he wishes he could really see the Pteranodon pictured in one of them, it appears at the window. The children have been transported back to the Cretaceous period. They begin to explore and are soon threatened by a Tyrannosaurus. The Pteranodon comes to their rescue, and they figure out enough about the magic that carried them back in time to be able to use it to return home. There is plenty of suspense and magic here, and enough dinosaur information to please science buffs. Characterization is sketchy and older children will find the plot predictable, but readers just past the easy-to-read stage will find it satisfying. It should attract those who devour Ruth Chew’s books.”—Louise L. Sherman, Anna C. Scott School, Leonia, NJ
“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。
Dinosaurs before Dark《神奇树屋1：恐龙谷历险记》主要内容：
杰克和安妮在树林里偶然发现了一间神奇树屋，树屋里满满的都是书，这对小兄妹还没有搞清楚树屋从哪里来之前，神秘的树屋便把他们带到史前时代。现在，杰克和安妮必须想出回家的办法，他们能在天黑之前回到家吗？还是会成为暴龙的晚餐呢？此外，杰克在恐龙的年代捡到了一枚上面刻着M字的金色徽章，究竟是谁比他们更早来这里拜访恐龙，而M又代表了什么意思呢？
When Jack and Annie discover a mysterious tree house filled with books, they never dream that it will take them on exciting adventures around the world and throughout history! The story begins with Dinosaurs Before Dark, when Jack and Annie are whisked back to the prehistoric past. Can they figure out how to get home before dark... or will they become a dinosaur’s dinner?


玛丽·波·奥斯本（Mary Pope Osborne）是美国儿童文学作家，迄今已写作20余年，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。曾获得兰登书屋终生成就奖和美国教育平装书协会勒丁顿纪念奖，代表作品是“神奇树屋”系列（Magic Tree House series）。
Mary Pope Osborneis the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series. 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.

Sal Murdoccahas illustrated more than 200 children’s trade and text books. He is also a librettist for children’s opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and a teacher of children’s illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.