Magic Treehouse The Knight at Dawn Book #2 9 Copies Class Reading Group Set

Magic Tree House #2

by Mary Pope Osborne

Magic Treehouse The Knight at Dawn Book #2 9 Copies Class Reading Group Set

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Chapter Books, Adventure, Middle Grade

Paperback

First published February 16, 1993

About the author

Mary Pope Osborne is an American author of children's books and audiobook narrator. She is best known as the author of the Magic Tree House series, which as of 2017 sold more than 134 million copies worldwide. Both the series and Osborne have won awards, including for Osborne's charitable efforts at promoting children's literacy. One of four children, Osborne moved around in her childhood before attending the University of North Carolina. Following college, Osborne traveled before moving to New York City. She somewhat spontaneously began to write, and her first book was published in 1982. She went on to write a variety of other children's and young adult books before starting the Magic Tree House series in 1992. Osborne's sister Natalie Pope Boyce has written several compendium books to the Magic Tree House series, sometimes with Osborne's husband Will Osborne.

Reviews

[Jesse (JesseTheReader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Take a shot every time Jack tells Annie to wait.

This one was pretty thrilling, but I felt it lacked a strong plot compared to the first one. Still really fun!

[Sonja Rosa Lisa ♡ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5 Sterne
Anne und Philipp sind von ihrem ersten Abenteuer noch ganz mitgenommen, da geht es bereits wieder los!
In diesem zweiten Band reisen die beiden Kinder mit der Hilfe des Baumhauses zurück in die Ritterzeit. Sie gelangen auf eine Burg, wo sie für Spione gehalten werden, doch den beiden gelingt die Flucht.
Es ist ein spannendes Abenteuer für junge Leser. Besonders gut an dieser Buchreihe gefällt mir, dass ganz nebenbei auch noch Wissen vermittelt wird. 💜

[Joe Krakovsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Treehouse series is quite extensive. I read "The Knight at Dawn." This was rather cute, and I will hang onto it for the great grandkids, as it will be fun to read to them. The text is short, but I have a vivid imagination, and think like a kid, so my wife says, so it will be fun. Where were these books when I was a kid?

[Bookishrealm · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Stars. This was another cute installment to the series! I'm a huge fan of dinosaurs so I can't lie and say that I didn't enjoy the first one just a tad better. Nevertheless, I did enjoy learning more about knights and the overall layout of the castle. In terms of character development, I think that I'm really going to enjoy Annie. She's so fearless and while Jack may have more knowledge about random things, I think that it's Annie's courage and quick thinking that gets them out of sticky situations. The artwork accompanied the text perfectly and I still see why this is such a fun and somewhat addictive series for younger readers. With the mystery surrounding this letter "M" on the medallion as well as the bookmark, I'm excited to dive further into the rest of the series.

[Tatiana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a bad concept, but why are these books so bland and character-less? I can’t stand to listen to them in the car, even though the kid seems to sort of like them?

[Jasmine from How Useful It Is · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this book for my kindergartener's bedtime. We both enjoyed the action and adventures in this story.

This story followed Jack and Annie. They both woke up early the next day because they still couldn't believe they had an amazing adventure back in dinosaur time. They couldn't wait to start another adventure so they sneaked out early this time.

This time Annie made a wish to her favorite place! Jack wanted to be prepared before entering a new place but Annie wanted to explore. While Jack studied the book, Annie ran into the castle, following the path of the knight. Jack couldn't do anything but run after her.

They were caught by the guards carrying a torch. They were being marched down into the dungeon until Annie thought to use something from Jack's backpack that will amaze and even scared the guards. They were able to use that distraction to escape and run for their lives.

Another great magic tree house adventure.

Reading a book we owned.

[Rykki · Rating 3 out of 5]

To start with, I still don't understand the popularity of these books, at least not for the age group it's often suggested for. My five-year-old finds them dull, though he might like them more if he were an independent reader. The story was too dry and lacked any real excitement. However, my nearly two-year-old is starting to get interested.

As a parent I found this book a little annoying. Annie doesn't think before she acts. The story is overly vague and bland. I had a hard time following the story in the book because it all seemed to be repetitive sneaking around with a handful of random, vague facts spattered around. Even the dialogue with the contemps was pretty inconsistent. There was a "thou" thrown in there, but also the slang "'em". It just didn't seem to flow. Then there was the obvious curiosity about kids wandering off in the middle of the night and trying not to get caught by their parents.

That being said, while I don't think it's a great story for the grade levels it's promoted for, I do think it will be fantastic for a younger age group. I wouldn't really use it as an introduction to history, but it could be a fun read and encourage a younger child to have interest in a variety of things. It could give a lot of inspiration to a younger child interested in make-believe. I like it a lot for a younger age group, just not the age group it seems to be used for.

[Lauren McKinney · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Knight at Dawn is one of many belonging to the Magic Tree House series. I remember reading these when I was younger. The adventures and stories were vividly depicted and easy to follow along with. I enjoyed these books so much I read them all within a month. I could not put them down. Children today still feel that way. The librarian told me this when I went to check one out.

Mary Pope Osborne does an excellent job of creating a world of mystery and adventure for Jack and Annie, two little children that discover this magical tree house. The tree house takes them on wild adventures where they are the heros and always have to save someone or something. All the books teach a lesson in the end and have an excellent plot. Children can also have the added benefit of having the opportunity to read not just one put over 30 books in this series. A great book with illustrations added within. Highly recommend for children who love reading about mystery/detective type stories.

[Julesmarie · Rating 3 out of 5]

The events in this one are much less exciting and logical than in the others I've read. The reason why the children are captured by the men in the castle is never clearly given, nor is the reason why they're placed into a storage room. The very storage room that fortunately just happens to have the secret passageway mentioned in Jack's book...

However, the descriptions of the castle, given both from Annie and Jack's pov and from the book, were fascinating, thorough, and historically accurate. As were the details about the armor. And the fantastically beautiful illustrations once again served to make these descriptions even more vivid.

Also interesting to me in this one was the dichotomy between Jack's determination to learn all he could about the castle from his book and Annie's determination to explore the castle for herself. Jack finally being convinced that he should go see the REAL castle has to be one of the first times I've read a children's book in which it seems that children are being encouraged to experience the world for themselves instead of reading about it. It just fascinated me that such a concept should be directed at so young an audience.

[midnightfaerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book my 6 yr old loved, a little old for my preschoolers. A solid reading level 3 book, this reader has a good amount of advanced vocabulary words, but not so long that it discourages a new reader. Used it for his read out loud book, which was perfect. It took about 15 mins for him to read and had just enough new vocabulary words to make it challenging. Also, it was a fun and interesting story he could get into. He liked it so much, he asked for more by this author. Great reading book!

[Lindsey Gandhi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loving this series just as much as my son is!

[Crystal Lough · Rating 4 out of 5]

Magic Tree House, The Knight at Dawn is a fantasy book. It is targeted for primary as well as intermediate aged children. The book is book #2 of the Magic Tree House series written by Mary Pope Osborne. The whole idea of the Magic Tree House books are that two siblings, Jack and Annie, had a tree house that made them travel in time. This particular part of the series is about a time where they picked up a book about a knight and wished they were in that time period. Next thing they knew they looked out of the tree house window and seen a knight in shining armour and a huge castle. They met many medieval characters and went on a journey through thier time period. I rated this book a 4 because I like the idea of the magic. I think it will really expand children's imaginations. In these days where children only watch tv and play video games, imagination is important. I think the occasional pictures also bring a nice touch to the book. The characters are brother and sister which is very relatable to most children. I think this book will be very appealing to children. Most children love the idea of magic. I first hand hear a lot of good things about the series from the children at the school I work at. I could use this book in the classroom for enjoyment or to discuss the difference between realism and fantsy.

[Ashley Mayer · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Knight at Dawn is the second book in the Magic Tree House series. This is a cute story about Jack, and his sister Annie traveling through time to a time with knights and castles. I read this to my six year old and he absolutely loved it. My three year old also sat through the story with us and she loved it as well, though she did have a few questions. She had a harder time understanding the story. All in all we love the Magic Tree House stories and plan to continue on with the series. I definitely recommend this book to people with young children who love stories with action, and easy to understand dialogue!

[elise (the petite punk) · Rating 3 out of 5]

and let me present my last review of 2022:

annie is a girlboss good for her

[Asield014 · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought that this book was very fun and exciting as well as adventures book for me. That I really enjoyed to read and have connections to. I finished this book in not even a day for how much I enjoyed to read it. I read this book with great fluency and the book also influenced me to read more of that serious in books.

I would rate this book in between 4 and 5 because there were some parts n the book that I wanted to skip and not read but I read it anyway. There were also more parts in the book that really caught my attention and also impressed me. I normally do not read that much but when I read this book It caught my attention so much that I felt like reading another book.

[Hollydabchotmail.com · Rating 4 out of 5]

Okay so I probably would not read this book in English; however, I read this book in spanish. In Spanish it is called, El Caballero del Alba. It is a great book for first or 2nd year Spanish readers. Reading this book in Spanish is a great way to keep up on your Spanish.

[Chris Flores · Rating 5 out of 5]

The knight at Dawn was a good book. They go walking, see a fight, and help Jack. I like when they go to the castle. I would recommend this book to Richi or Alex because it's a beautiful book.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mother Read: 8/2/16
Oldest Son Read:

[A.L. Sowards]

Read this with my son. Chapter books aren't my favorite genre, but if it helps him learn to love reading, I guess we'll keep going with the series.

[Michele Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and sweet

[Sandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read aloud to S and D.

[Chalay Cragun · Rating 5 out of 5]

Connor: I just loved it a lot a lot a lot.

Mom: I like these books. Quick and short but the stories are jam packed and keep attention easily.

[Blake · Rating 4 out of 5]

“The Knight at Dawn” by Mary Pope Osborne is the second book in the Magic Tree House book series. The book starts off that the previous day Jack and his sister Annie found a tree house in the frog creek woods which was full of books. When they selected a book and wished upon it, they were sent in time travel to that place. In the middle of the next night Annie comes into Jack’s room and neither of them can sleep, because they are thinking of the tree house. Annie eventually convinces Jack to come along to the tree house. When they get to it they go inside and try to figure out who’s tree house it is and why are all the books there. While Jack wanted to leave Annie found a book about knights on black horses. Just as Jack was about to leave Annie wishes them to the knight in armour. When they get there, they sneak into the guarded castle and watch what they do in that time period. Not to long after that they get caught by some guards and get thrown into the dungeon. To escape the dungeon, Annie uses her flashlight as a pretend “magic wand” and the guards become scared. They escaped the castle and just outside the moat was a knight on his horse waiting for them. They both got set onto the horse and he took them back to the tree house. They went back home and Jack realized that on the books all of the same letter “M” was on all of them. He figured out all of the books were for the same person.

The characters in the book are two young kids Jack and Annie, whom are brother and sister. Jack is the older brother to Annie and did all of the thinking between them. Annie was the explorer type and did everything Jack didn't want to. They both end up saving each other in different situations and always making it back home safely.

The setting of the story takes place starting out in the frog creek woods were the tree house is located in the tallest tree in the woods. The rest of the book takes place in the medieval time period with knights and dungeons. The author gives very good, detailed descriptions of the setting and how it is at the time period.

I would recommend this book to elementary through middle school kids who are looking for a good book series to read. It is a very good short chapter book to read on your free time. I enjoyed this book and is one of my favorites in the book series.

[Brandon Loehrke · Rating 3 out of 5]

"The Knight at Dawn" is the second book in this series. It starts off when Jack and Annie find a book about a castle and then are send back in time to medieval times. At the castle Jack and Annie find themselves in the middle of a feast. Jack is afraid he is going to get caught, so he makes Annie hide in a room full of armor. Three guards find them and take them to the dungeon. Annie convinces the guards to let them go by telling them that her flashlight is a magic wand. Jack and Annie meet a strange knight on a horse who helps get them back home.

The main characters in this story are Jack and Annie. Jack is an eight year old boy who loves to read and is also very protective of his sister. Annie is Jack's sister. She is very out going and is not afraid to get introuble.

The setting of this story starts off in the magic treehouse but then moves to a castle in Camelot. The time period of this book takes place during medieval times.

The main theme of this story is teamwork. Like other books in this series, Jack and Annie have to work together to overcome the problems they face when they go to each location. In this book Jack and Annie have to work together to try and get away from the guard and home safely.

I did not really enjoy this book. There are some graphic sentences in the story that are not for children who read these books. I would recommend this book to children who are beginning to read. This book is very easy to read and understand.

[Deo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book takes place the night after the first one. I really liked this book because I have always liked knights and castles and stuff of that sort. So Annie warps Jack and herself back to the middle ages. Once here they see a knight gallop into the castle. Jack and Annie decide to follow him. Inside they come across a great feast but they get spotted. They run and hide in an armoury but Jack ends up falling into a bunch of armor because he has a knights helmet on his head. They get found by 3 men described quite hilariously and brought to the dungeon. Annie uses the flashlight to scare the 3 men and her and Jack end up fleeing to a storeroom, where using the map in the book from the tree house they find a trap door. This leads them to a spot where they fall into the moat. Jack hears Annie ahead of him but also hears splashes behind him. Up comes the legend of crocodiles in the moat. The knight comes across them in the dark and cold... he lets them ride on his horse with him back to the tree house. The knight never speaks but just gallops away... what was his reason for helping them? Jack and Annie warp back to their time and Jack later discovers a bookmark from one of the tree house books in his backpack. The bookmark bears the same "M" logo as the medallion. So this "M" person owns all the books.... still wondering who this "M" character is. All in all it is a good read.

[Diego · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book I read was Magic Tree House “The Knight at Dawn.” I like the book because it talks about a young boy named Jack who can’t sleep. He has trouble sleeping, so he finds a book to read. Annie, his sister, wakes up and talks to Jack. They decide to go to the tree house in the middle of the night. He reads about knights and castles.

They run to a room when they meet people who are upset. They find a lamp to see who the men are. Jack remembers a map from the book and he figures out where they are located. It is very dark, and they try to find their way out by using the lamp. They escape through the window, and he jumps into the water. Annie jumps after him. It is too dark for them to see, but they can hear each other. They see a man on a black horse whom they follow. They return back to the treehouse.

Jack and Annie are the two kids involved in the story. Jack is nine and Annie is seven. They work together to go on an adventure.

The story takes place in the tree house, a house, and a castle during medieval times.

The main theme is to work together and use the talents each person possesses to have a positive outcome.

I would recommend this book to boys and girls of any age who like adventure because they would find this book entertaining.

[Logan Erdmann · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is an extremely easy read. I liked how it was a short but fun read. It did have some very good concepts that were presented throughout the book.

The main characters of the book are Jack, Annie, and the Knight. Jack and Annie are two young kids that are in their tree house. Annie makes the wish that sends them to the medieval ages. This proved to be something not to wish for. The Knight helps the two kids escape from the castle and return home safely.

The setting mainly takes place at a castle in the 11th century. This is where most of the action takes place. The setting is important because the time period is the major change in this book. The other setting is in a tree house in a backyard.

The theme that I found was that you sometimes get what you wish for. Annie wanted to meet a knight and ended up in a castle being arrested and possibly being hanged. This varied greatly from her intentions. She did get to meet her knight in shining armor. They were able to escape due to their flashlights that confused the people of the 11th century to believe they were magical. They were then able to escape with the aid of a knight and transported back to their own time period.

I would recommend this book to young readers because it is a very easy read.

[Miranda Potratz · Rating 3 out of 5]

“The Knight at Dawn” by Mary Pope Osborne was a very good book. The book starts off by saying that Jack and his sister Annie found a tree house in the frog creek woods which was full of books. When they picked a book and wished to go they were sent to that place. One night later, Annie went into Jacks room when she couldn't fall asleep and convinced Jack to come with her to the tree house. When they got inside Annie wishes them to become knights in armor. Later they get caught by guards and thrown into the dungeon. Annie pretends her flashlight is magic and uses it as a wand to scare the guards so they would let them out. As they walked outside there was a knight waiting for them.

The main characters are Jack and Annie. They are brother and sister. Jack is kind of laid back and more conservative where Annie is more spontaneous and will do just about anything.

The setting of the story takes place in a few different places. At the beginning is takes place in frog creek where the tree house is. Later it is when they are back in time that the setting is told in.

I would recommend this book to kids in middle school and maybe younger. It was a fun and interesting book to read and kept me interested the whole time.

[Norberto Leyva · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read The Magic Tree House: The Knight at Dawn. I liked how the books continue along and you have to read one in order to understand the other.

The main idea is for Jack and Annie go back in time to the 11th century where there are knights and castles. They are searching for what the letter m is all about and they try to sneak in a castle and hide. They run away and find a secret pathway. Jack jumps into the water and the knight helps them escape. They get home and he has the letter. The letter M is not discovered by the end of this book.

The main characters are Jack and Annie. Jack is the older brother and he is more resourceful and she is outgoing. They

The story starts in their treehouse located in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, and then takes place in the Medieval times.

The main message is to not to be afraid of people because they might be trying to help you instead of hurt you.

I would recommend this book to any boy or girl at any age level who like an adventure.

[Gunther · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book that i read is called The Night At Dawn (Magic Tree House) and it was written by Mary Pope Osborn. The book is about two kids Jack and Anny that go to a magic tree house that takes them where ever they want to go. In this book they went back in time to Camelot where they sneak into a castle and they get captured by the nights and try and figure out how to escape and get back home. I would recommend this book for people that like adventure books.

One thing that i really like about this book is that it is adventure and magical book which is my favorite type of book. I also really like the story line and how everything happens a certain way. Its suspenseful because u don't really know whats about to happen. My favorite part is when Jack and Anny go sneaking around the castle of the nights of the round table.