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.
Keywords: adventure, historical fiction, brother/sister duo
Summary: In this Magic Tree House: Lions at Lunchtime, Jack and Annie visit Africa to solve a new riddle. They go on an adventure running into wild animals and a warrior from a local tribe. See how Jack and Annie solve the riddle and get back home.
Prompt: One good characteristic found this this book that reflects aspects of historical fiction is the conflict. This characteristic is shown throughout the main characters are involved in a dilemma that is realistic to the time period.