# Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House #1)

**Author:** Mary Pope Osborne
**Lexile:** 510L
**Grade range:** Grades 1–4
**Age range:** 6–9
**First published:** 1992
**Page count:** 80
**Genre:** Early Chapter Book
**ISBN-13:** `9780679824114`
**ISBN-10:** `0679824111`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/magic-tree-house-dinosaurs-before-dark
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

Siblings Jack and Annie discover a tree house full of books that whisks them to the age of dinosaurs — and they must find a way home before dark. The first book in the bestselling Magic Tree House series is a staple early-chapter-book bridge for grades 1-4, blending adventure with light nonfiction.

## Themes

- adventure
- imagination
- family
- nature

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