Mary Pope Osborne è una autrice americana molto apprezzata, nota principalmente per la sua popolare serie di libri per bambini Magic Tree House. Nata a Fort Sill, in Oklahoma, Osborne è cresciuta come una "army brat", vivendo in varie parti del mondo, tra cui l'Austria, la Florida e la Carolina del Nord. Questa vita nomade ha alimentato la sua passione per l'esplorazione e l'avventura, che in seguito ha incanalato nella sua scrittura.
Il lavoro di Osborne è rinomato per la sua accessibilità e appeal per i giovani lettori. La sua serie Magic Tree House, che ha venduto oltre 134 milioni di copie in tutto il mondo e stata tradotta in 33 lingue diverse, è una testimonianza della sua abilità nel raccontare storie. La serie segue le avventure dei fratelli Jack e Annie mentre viaggiano nel tempo e nello spazio, esplorando nuovi posti e imparando sulle diverse culture. Il successo della serie le ha fatto guadagnare numerosi premi e riconoscimenti, consolidando la sua posizione come una delle scrittrici di maggior successo nel suo campo.
Oltre alla serie Magic Tree House, Osborne ha scritto oltre 100 libri per bambini e giovani adulti, tra cui romanzi, riscritture di mitologia e folklore, libri illustrati, biografie e misteri. Ha anche ricoperto la carica di presidente dell'Authors Guild dal 1993 al 1997, tutelando i diritti degli autori pubblicati. Una sostenitrice appassionata dell'alfabetizzazione dei bambini, Osborne ha viaggiato ampiamente, visitando scuole e parlando su questioni relative all'alfabetizzazione. Ha donato oltre 350.000 libri a bambini disagiati in tutto il paese attraverso il suo programma Gift of Books.
Il lavoro di Osborne ha avuto un impatto significativo sulla letteratura per bambini, ispirando un amore per la lettura e l'avventura in giovani lettori di tutto il mondo. La sua dedizione alla promozione dell'alfabetizzazione e il suo impegno a creare storie avvincenti e accessibili la rendono una figura amata nel mondo della letteratura per bambini.
Magic Tree House Books
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
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1
Dinosaurs Before Dark / Valley of the Dinosaurs
1992
2
The Knight at Dawn / Castle of Mystery
1993
3
Mummies in the Morning / Secret of the Pyramid
1993
4
Pirates Past Noon / Pirates' Treasure!
1994
5
Night of the Ninjas
1995
6
Afternoon on the Amazon
1995
7
Sunset of the Sabertooth / Mammoth to the Rescue
1996
8
Midnight on the Moon / Moon Mission!
1996
9
Dolphins at Daybreak
1996
10
Ghost Town at Sundown / A Wild West Ride
1997
11
Lions at Lunchtime / Lions on the Loose
1998
12
Vacation Under the Volcano / Racing with Gladiators
1998
13
Polar Bears Past Bedtime / Icy Escape!
1998
14
Day of the Dragon King / Palace of the Dragon King
1998
15
Viking Ships at Sunrise / Voyage of the Vikings
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 Missions Books
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Christmas in Camelot
2001
2
Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve
2003
3
Summer of the Sea Serpent
2004
4
Winter of the Ice Wizard
2004
5
Carnival at Candlelight
2004
6
Season of the Sandstorms
2005
7
Night of the New Magicians
2006
8
Blizzard of the Blue Moon
2006
9
Dragon of the Red Dawn
2007
10
Monday with a Mad Genius
2007
11
Dark Day in the Deep Sea
2008
12
Eve of the Emperor Penguin
2008
13
Moonlight on the Magic Flute
2009
14
A Good Night for Ghosts
2009
15
Leprechaun in Late Winter
2010
16
A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time
2010
17
A Crazy Day with Cobras
2010
18
Dogs in the Dead of Night
2011
19
Abe Lincoln At Last!
2011
20
A Perfect Time for Pandas
2012
21
Stallion by Starlight
2013
22
Hurry Up, Houdini!
2013
23
High Time for Heroes
2014
24
Soccer on Sunday
2014
25
Shadow of the Shark
2015
26
Balto of the Blue Dawn
2016
27
Night of the Ninth Dragon
2016
Magic Tree House Super Edition Books
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Danger in the Darkest Hour / World at War, 1944
2015
Spider Kane Books
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Spider Kane and the Mystery Under the May-Apple
1992
2
Spider Kane and the Mystery at Jumbo Nightcrawler's
1993
My America: Virginia's Civil War Diary Books
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
My Brother's Keeper
2000
2
After the Rain
2002
3
A Time to Dance
2003
Tales From The Odyssey Books
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The One-Eyed Giant
2002
2
The Land of the Dead
2002
3
Sirens and Sea Monsters
2003
4
The Gray-Eyed Goddess
2003
5
Return to Ithaca
2004
6
The Final Battle
2004
Romanzi singoli
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Run, Run, As Fast As You Can
1982
2
Love Always, Blue
1983
3
Best Wishes, Joe Brady
1984
4
Last One Home
1986
5
The Deadly Power of Medusa
1988
6
Moonhorse
1988
7
Jason and the Argonauts
1988
8
Molly and the Prince
1994
9
Haunted Waters
1994
10
Rocking Horse Christmas
1997
11
Adaline Falling Star
2000
12
Kate and the Beanstalk
2000
13
The Brave Little Seamstress
2002
14
New York's Bravest
2002
Raccolte di racconti
#
Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
American Tall Tales
1991
Libri illustrati
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Mo to the Rescue
1985
2
Pandora's Box
1987
3
A Visit to Sleep's House
1989
4
Mo and His Friends
1989
5
Beauty and the Beast
1991
6
The Life of Jesus in Masterpieces of Art
1998
7
Sleeping Bobby
2005
8
Pompeii: Lost & Found
2006
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker Books (with Natalie Pope Boyce, with Will Osborne)
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Dinosaurs
2000
2
Knights and Castles
2000
3
Mummies and Pyramids
2001
4
Pirates
2001
5
Rain Forests
2001
6
Space
2002
7
Titanic
2002
8
Twisters and Other Terrible Storms
2003
9
Dolphins and Sharks
2003
10
Ancient Greece and the Olympics
2004
11
American Revolution
2004
12
Sabertooths and the Ice Age
2005
13
Pilgrims
2005
14
Ancient Rome and Pompeii
2006
15
Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters
2007
16
Polar Bears and the Arctic
2007
17
Sea Monsters
2008
18
Penguins and Antarctica
2008
19
Leonardo da Vinci
2009
20
Ghosts
2009
21
Leprechauns and Irish Folklore
2010
22
Kids in Hard Times
2010
23
Snakes and Other Reptiles
2011
24
Dog Heroes
2011
25
Abraham Lincoln
2011
26
Pandas and Other Endangered Species
2012
27
Horse Heroes
2013
28
Magic Tricks from the Tree House
2013
29
Heroes for All Times
2013
30
Soccer
2014
31
Ninjas and Samurai
2014
32
China
2014
33
Sharks and Other Predators
2015
34
Vikings
2015
35
Dogsledding and Extreme Sports
2016
36
Dragons and Mythical Creatures
2016
37
World War II
2017
38
Baseball
2017
39
Wild West
2018
40
Texas
2018
41
Warriors
2019
42
Benjamin Franklin
2019
43
Narwhals and Other Whales
2020
44
Llamas and the Andes
2020
Magic Tree House Non-Fiction Books
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Games and Puzzles from the Tree House
2010
2
My Magic Tree House Journal
2014
3
Magic Tree House Survival Guide
2014
4
Animal Games and Puzzles
2015
5
Magic Tree House Incredible Fact Book
2016
Libri di non-fiction
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
The Story of Christopher Columbus
1987
2
George Washington
1991
3
One World, Many Religions
1996
4
Happy Birthday America
2003
5
Memories and Life Lessons from the Magic Tree House
2022
Dear America Books
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Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864
1996
2
A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620
1996
3
Winter Of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary Of Abigail Jane Stewart
1996
4
I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865
1997
5
A Picture Of Freedom
1997
6
Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941
1998
7
Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman, a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903
1998
8
West to a Land of Plenty: The Diary of Teresa Angelino Viscardi
1998
9
Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763
1998
10
A Line in the Sand: The Alamo Diary of Lucinda Lawrence
1998
11
Stationery Pack
1998
12
Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic 1912
1998
13
The Great Railroad Race
1999
14
My Heart is on the Ground
1999
15
The Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow: The Diary of Sarah Nita, a Navajo Girl
1999
16
A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin
1999
17
Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love, the Great Migration North
2000
18
A Coal Miner's Bride: The Diary of Anetka Kaminska, Lattimer, Pennsylvania, 1896
2000
19
My Secret War: The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck, Long Island, New York 1941
2000
20
One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping: The Diary of Julie Weiss, Vienna, Austria to New York 1938
2000
21
Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana 1932
2001
22
Valley of the Moon: The Diary of María Rosalía de Milagros, Sonoma Valley, Alta Valley, California, 1846,
2001
23
My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher, Broken Bow, Nebraska 1881
2001
24
When Christmas Comes Again: The World War I Diary of Simone Spencer
2002
25
My Secret War : The World War II Diary of Madeline Beck
2002
26
A Time for Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington, D.C. 1917
2002
27
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
2002
28
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Diary of Bess Brennan, The Perkins School for the Blind, 1932
2002
29
Survival in the Storm: The Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards, Dalhart, Texas 1935
2002
30
So Far From Home: the Diary of Mary Driscoll, an Irish Mill Girl, Lowell, Massachusetts, 1847
2003
31
Love Thy Neighbor: The Tory Diary of Prudence Emerson
2003
32
Land of the Buffalo Bones: The Diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, An English Girl in Minnesota
2003
33
All the Stars in the Sky
2003
34
Seeds of Hope: The Gold Rush Diary of Susanna Fairchild, California Territory 1849
2003
35
Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl, New York Colony 1763
2004
36
Hear My Sorrow: The Diary of Angela Denoto, a Shirtwaist Worker, New York City 1909
2004
37
I Walk in Dread: The Diary of Deliverance Trembley, Witness to the Salem Witch Trials, Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1691
2004
38
The Fences Between Us: The Diary of Piper Davis, Seattle, Washington, 1941
2010
39
Like the Willow Tree
2011
40
Cannons at Dawn
2011
41
With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virginia, 1954
2011
42
Behind the Masks: The Diary of Angeline Reddy, Bodie, California, 1880
2012
43
Down the Rabbit Hole, Chicago, Illinois, 1871: The Diary of Pringle Rose
2013
44
A City Tossed and Broken: The Diary of Minnie Bonner, San Francisco, California, 1906
2013
Graphic Novels (with Kelly Matthews)
#
Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Dinosaurs Before Dark
2021
2
The Knight at Dawn
2021
3
Mummies in the Morning
2022
4
Pirates Past Noon
2022
Mary Pope Osborne Anthologies
#
Titolo
Anno
Goodreads
Amazon
1
Favorite Greek Myths
1988
2
Bears, Bears, Bears
1990
3
The Many Lives of Benjamin Franklin
1990
4
Mermaid Tales from Around the World
1993
5
Favorite Norse Myths
1996
6
When I Was Your Age: Original Stories about Growing Up