Dinosaurs Before Dark

 

 

 

 

Dinosaurs Before Dark

 

 

by Mary Pope Osborne

 

 

 

 

 

This book was written in 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series. The series is international and has sold more than 120 million books worldwide. The series has also been translated into 32 different languages in over 30 international markets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary

 

 Dinosaurs before dark was about a brother and a sister finding a magical tree. The tree has all sorts of mysterious books. Jack and his little sister Annie start traveling through space and time on different adventures. Some adventures lead them to finding pirates treasures, watching eggs hatch from baby dinosaurs, or finding secret passages. Through clues and reading the book in hand they learn and discover things about dinosaurs. The books can transport them to magical lands and worlds.

 

 

 

 

Evaluation by Genre

The genre of this book is fiction. It is not likely that someone could discover a magical tree that warps them to another place. It is imaginative and the worlds could exist someday.  

 

 

 

 

Evaluation by Illustrations

 

 The illustration colors are shaded and charcoal. The shape and lines go along with the text. There are dinosaur illustrations. There are also illustrations of Jack and Annie in a tree house. The texture is rough.

 

 

 



Motivational Activities

 This book was intended for children 8-12 years old. The book sets the readers at a place of adventure and opens up their imaginations.

 

• Have the class vote on their favorite adventure in the book. After they decide, make a film on the adventure.
• Read the book adventure out loud to the class and allow them to say what seems realistic? What seems fake? What should happen in the story?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reader Response Questions

1. How did Jack and Annie discover the magical tree?
2.  What are a few adventures Jack and Annie experienced?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Readers Comments

The book was excellent and entertaining. The books from the Magic Treehouse series are fun! I really enjoyed the adventures.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Books Written by The Author Include

 

Night of the Ninjas, Afternoon on the Amazon, Sunset of the Sabertooth, and Midnight on the Moon                                
 

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