Track the facts about the great printer, inventor, and Founding Father, Benjamin Franklin!
When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #32: To the Future, Ben Franklin! they had lots of questions. What was Ben Franklin’s first job? How did a kite teach him about electricity? What are some of Ben’s most famous inventions? Why did he have so many nicknames? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about Benjamin Franklin.
Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.
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
Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
Series Overview: *Entire series rebranded in 2017!*
FALL 2018: MTH #30: Hurricane Heroes in Texas * MTH FT #39: Texas
SPRING 2019: MTH #31: Warriors in Wintertime * MTH FT #40: Warriors
SUMMER 2019: MTH #32: To the Future, Ben Franklin!
BACKLIST:
* 28 Magic Tree House paperbacks, 3 “classics” in hardcover
* 27 Merlin Missions in hardcover and paperback
* 1 Super Edition, 38 Fact Trackers
* Ancillary titles: 2 activity books, 3 full-color editions, 1 Magic Tricks book, 1 Survival Guide, 1 journal, and 1 Incredible Fact Book
* 1 Super Edition, 38 Fact Trackers
* Ancillary titles: 2 activity books, 3 full-color editions, 1 Magic Tricks book, 1 Survival Guide, 1 journal, and 1 Incredible Fact Book
Favorite topic! Who Was Ben Franklin? has more than 600,000 copies in print!
Curriculum must-have! Perfect for units about the American Revolution, inventors, science, and more!
Rebranded cover! A snazzy black logo ties in to the new Magic Tree House fiction branding and gives the Fact Trackers a facelift.
A trusted nonfiction series for kids! More than 8.3 million Fact Trackers in print!
Cross promotion between fiction and nonfiction: Magic Tree House fiction books tease to their companion Fact Trackers inside. Fact Tracker back covers show the corresponding fiction cover. The connection between the two series is clear!
Common core potential! Teachers can pair the Fact Trackers with their fiction counterparts to meet paired text requirements and use the suggestions for further reading to make even more common core connections.
Mary Pope Osborne is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series as well as co-author of the Magic Tree House Fact Tracker series, along with her husband, Will, and her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce. For more information, visit the Magic Tree House® website at MagicTreeHouse.com!
Natalie Pope Boyce and Mary Pope Osborne are sisters who grew up on army posts all over the world. They work together on Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker books to give readers information about the places, time periods, and animals that Jack and Annie discover in their Magic Tree House adventures. Natalie makes her home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. Mary is the author of all the Magic Tree House® fiction titles, as well as many more books for kids. For more information, visit the Magic Tree House® website at MagicTreeHouse.com!
Author Residence: Natalie: Stockbridge, MA; Mary: Goshen, CT
Feature Website: MagicTreeHouse.com
Author Website: mthclassroomadventures.org
Author Social Media: Twitter: @MaryPopeOsborne