Warriors: A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #31: Warriors in Winter

Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #40

by Mary Pope Osborne, Natalie Pope Boyce, Isidre Monés (Illustrator)

Track the facts about warriors, weapons, and battles throughout history in this nonfiction companion to the #1 bestselling Magic Tree House series!

When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #31: Warriors in Winter, they had lots of questions. What kinds of weapons did the ancient Greeks use? How did Roman soldiers fight? Why did knights have tournaments? Who was famous for his war elephants? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about ancient warriors.

Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.

Did you know that there's a Magic Tree House book for every kid?
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Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Childrens

128 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 8, 2019

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

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has a very brief overview of wariors and warfare from the ancient past up to when gunpowder was invented. As usual, a good list of further resources is included. This goes with Warriors in Winter

[AMY · Rating 5 out of 5]

123 pages. This was a truly well-written, informative book on the history of warriors. I learned a lot about everything from Sumerian soldiers to knights and more. There are lots of illustrations to help explain the armor and weapons, as well as the fighting techniques they used to conquer nations. There are additional resources listed at the back of the book. Also, I liked the explanation of how to do proper research. There are helpful websites and a bibliography, as well. I think anyone studying history or who has an interest in warriors will enjoy this book. It is written on a 4th-5th grade level. Highly recommended.

[Tara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I find these books incredibly interesting. This is basically a history of ancient warfare from the beginning to medieval times. Lots of the people I’d never heard of so I felt like I learned a lot. I love that.

[Kate · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 7 year old gives this 5 stars. We read this together and my kids all seemed to enjoy it. It was a great basic overview that was age appropriate and taught about warriors, weapons, and tactics through history and briefly touched on the feudal system.

[Brenda · Rating 3 out of 5]

It will add more understanding and lead to more questions. A great way to build understanding and wonder.

[Jaden John · Rating 5 out of 5]

How Historic!

[Colin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fact Tracker with a history of warriors, especially in the Western tradition -ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian armies, Greek hoplites, Roman legions, medieval knights, siege warfare, etc.

[Peter · Rating 3 out of 5]

In 2019, Mary Pope Osborne and her sister Natalie Pope Boyce published the book entitled Warriors. This book is a nonfiction research guide to the book entitled Warriors in Winter by Mary Pope Osborne which was published in 2019. The first chapter is an introduction to the warriors of Ancient Mesopotamia and warriors of Ancient Egypt. The second chapter is on Ancient Greece. The third chapter is on the warriors of Ancient Rome. The fourth chapter is about the warriors of Medieval Europe. The fifth chapter is about “war machines” (Osborne & Boyce 87-94). Chapter Six covers the Chinese General Sun Tzu and other famous warriors. The warriors mentioned in this chapter are Chandragupta, Alaric, Yue Fei, Genghis Khan, and King David of Israel. Chapter Seven is about medieval tournaments in the modern world. The book was written with the advice of an educational advisor and a military historian. The book has wonderful black-and-white illustrations. The book has wonderful black-and-white photographs. The illustrator for this book was Iside Mones. The book has an index and a bibliography. Similar to the other books in the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series, the book has a section on how to do more research for young readers about warriors throughout history. Osborne’s and Boyce’s Warriors is an interesting introduction to warriors throughout history for young readers.

[Sarah - All The Book Blog Names Are Taken]

Eleanor has decided she no longer wants to review the fact trackers. However, she really enjoyed this book and learning about all the different kinds of warriors.