# The Magic Tree House series - Link: https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/magic-and-fantasy/the-magic-tree-house-series/ - Published: 2026-10-30T02:32:24+05:30 - Author: MAHENDRA MANCHIKALAPATI [English Language Lab](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/)/[Stories for Kids](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/)/ [Magic & Fantasy](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/magic-and-fantasy/)/ The Magic Tree House series ✦Mary Pope Osborne · Reading companion # The Magic Tree House series Start with Dinosaurs Before Dark and explore curiosity, evidence, and the boundary between facts and imagination. 📖 Read together🍃 Ages 5–11✨ Asking questions and checking evidence [Open reading guide ](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/magic-and-fantasy/the-magic-tree-house-series/#sf-story-text) [More magic & fantasy](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/magic-and-fantasy/) ![Two children and a caring adult compare a leaf observation drawing with an imagined floating plant beside a real potted plant and a closed unmarked book.](https://thecuriosi. com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/magic-tree-observation-imagination-activity.png) **Notice, imagine, investigate**Read together · Retell · Imagine Bring your book and read together A book to read together ## The Magic Tree House series Original prompts to use with your copy. This original Curiosi reading companion focuses on Dinosaurs Before Dark, the first Magic Tree House chapter book by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca. Bring a family or library copy of the original chapter book. Graphic adaptations and other series editions have different credits, so check your copy. Use the prompts across several comfortable reading sessions. Step one ### Pack a question for your reading Before beginning, study the title, cover, and contents in your copy. Invite a question the child would like to explore. Sort your initial ideas into observations about the book and guesses about its adventure. Choose a manageable stopping point together and keep a bookmark for a question you want to revisit. Step two ### Follow a decision with a clue During a reading session, choose one decision from the chapter you have read. What does the character notice, and what do they decide to do? Point to a detail in your copy that supports the answer. Ask what other information could be useful. Revisit the question at the next session if the story gives you a new clue. Step three ### Separate a story idea from a research question After reading, choose one detail you would like to investigate outside the story. Identify which part belongs to its imagined adventure and which question could be checked in an age-appropriate nonfiction book or museum resource. With an adult, find a source and say what it tells you. It is fine to leave a question open when evidence is missing. Step four ### Make observation and imagination cards Look closely at a familiar plant and draw one detail you can observe. On another card, invent an impossible change, such as the plant floating above its pot. Explain which picture records an observation and which uses imagination. Then invent a new question about the real plant and discuss how you could investigate it. Your turn to read ### Reading path [01Pack a question for your reading](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/magic-and-fantasy/the-magic-tree-house-series/#sf-chapter-1) [02Follow a decision with a clue](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/magic-and-fantasy/the-magic-tree-house-series/#sf-chapter-2) [03Separate a story idea from a research question](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/magic-and-fantasy/the-magic-tree-house-series/#sf-chapter-3) [04Make observation and imagination cards](https://thecuriosi.com/english-language-lab-for-kids/stories-for-kids/magic-and-fantasy/the-magic-tree-house-series/#sf-chapter-4) ### Word basket **observation**a detail noticed by looking or using another sense **evidence**information that supports an idea **fiction**a story created through imagination **investigate**to look for information about a question **About this reading companion** An independent Curiosi reading companion for The Magic Tree House series. The prompts, vocabulary explanations, and activities are original and designed for use alongside a family or library copy. The new illustration depicts the companion activity. The official link provides book information and creator credits. Official book details: [Penguin Random House: official Magic Tree House chapter books](https://sites.prh.com/magic-tree-house/chapter-books/) ## Keep the conversation going There is no single right answer. Invite young readers to notice, wonder and imagine. Remember What clue helped explain a decision? Think Which question would you check outside the story? Imagine How could you tell an observation from an invented detail? **Make something:** Choose a question from your bookmark. Draw two places you might look for an answer, such as a library book and a museum display. Ask an adult to help you compare what you find. 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