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Magic Tree House #22
Revolutionary War On Wednesday
The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!
It is a dark and snowy night when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to colonial times. General George Washington is about to lead his army in a sneak attack against their enemy. But now a terrible weather is making the great general question his plans. Can Jack and Annie keep history on track? The fate of the country rests in their hands!
Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?
Magic Tree Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books
Merlin More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
Super A longer and more dangerous adventure
Fact Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
It is a dark and snowy night when the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to colonial times. General George Washington is about to lead his army in a sneak attack against their enemy. But now a terrible weather is making the great general question his plans. Can Jack and Annie keep history on track? The fate of the country rests in their hands!
Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?
Magic Tree Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just beginning chapter books
Merlin More challenging adventures for the experienced reader
Super A longer and more dangerous adventure
Fact Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House adventures
90 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2000
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About the author
Mary Pope Osborne
479 books2,636 followersMary 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.
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December 25, 2021
داستان دربارهی عبور جورج واشینگتن از رودخانهی دلاویر در ۲۵ دسامبر ۱۷۷۶ در زمان جنگ استقلال آمریکاست. خوندن کتاب در ۲۵ دسامبر ۲۰۲۱ تصادف جالبی برام بود😁
March 27, 2022
I love these books it was great
December 12, 2022
Another fun read with the kids
February 15, 2016
One of Jacob's favorite Magic Tree House books. He read this on his own. Jake is a big fan of George Washington and the Revolutionary War...krb 2/15/16
May 27, 2017
It was actually a pretty good short children story. I learn something about American Revolutionary War.
January 2, 2024
**3.25 stars**
I’m not sure the magic tree house war books are for me, though I liked the spy component
I’m not sure the magic tree house war books are for me, though I liked the spy component
January 27, 2023
Proof Washington was mean! 😂😂
March 29, 2014
Title: Revolutionary War on Wednesday
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Date of Publication: 2000
Genre: Fiction/Chapter Book
Annotations: In this book of the Magic Tree House Series, Jack and Annie go back to the colonial times and learn about the conducts during the Revolutionary War. Will they find what it is they’re looking for? Will they be able to keep history intact?
This is my first time reading a book from the Magic Tree House Series. These books seem to have good connections to actual events in history. For those who haven’t been exposed to this series, Jack and Annie are children who live in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania. They discover a magic tree house that belongs to Morgan le Fey, a magical librarian from Camelot and the time of King Arthur. Morgan travels through time and space, gathering books. Jack and Annie help her when they can. All they have to do to complete missions is point to a picture in a book and off they go through time and space to retrieve something and return to the present. It’s definitely a good book to intrigue the imagination—be it a child or adult.
Discussion and Comprehension Questions for children:
What are Jack and Annie looking for? How do they travel?
What were people called that fought against Britain? What were they fighting for?
What were the British called during the Revolutionary War? Why were they called that?
Who won the Revolutionary War and who was their leader?
If you could go back in time, what time period would you go to? Who would you want to meet?
If you went back in time, do you think you’d have the power to change history? Why?
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Date of Publication: 2000
Genre: Fiction/Chapter Book
Annotations: In this book of the Magic Tree House Series, Jack and Annie go back to the colonial times and learn about the conducts during the Revolutionary War. Will they find what it is they’re looking for? Will they be able to keep history intact?
This is my first time reading a book from the Magic Tree House Series. These books seem to have good connections to actual events in history. For those who haven’t been exposed to this series, Jack and Annie are children who live in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania. They discover a magic tree house that belongs to Morgan le Fey, a magical librarian from Camelot and the time of King Arthur. Morgan travels through time and space, gathering books. Jack and Annie help her when they can. All they have to do to complete missions is point to a picture in a book and off they go through time and space to retrieve something and return to the present. It’s definitely a good book to intrigue the imagination—be it a child or adult.
Discussion and Comprehension Questions for children:
What are Jack and Annie looking for? How do they travel?
What were people called that fought against Britain? What were they fighting for?
What were the British called during the Revolutionary War? Why were they called that?
Who won the Revolutionary War and who was their leader?
If you could go back in time, what time period would you go to? Who would you want to meet?
If you went back in time, do you think you’d have the power to change history? Why?
November 26, 2017
Summary: This Magic Tree House book tells about Jack and Annie traveling to the time of General George Washington to find something to send. The General is leading his people across the Deleware River to attack their enemy.
Evaluation: This book is a quick, easy read for 2-4th grades. The book contains some illustrations to help the reader imagine what is happening during the time period.
Teaching: I would use this book to read when learning about the Revolutionary War. I would read this book to help introduce the War because it doesn't have enough information. After each chapter, we will discuss the events that led to the war and how it affected the soldiers. This book will be used to help teach cause and effect. The students need to understand that there were events that happened in the war, which caused even more problems.
Evaluation: This book is a quick, easy read for 2-4th grades. The book contains some illustrations to help the reader imagine what is happening during the time period.
Teaching: I would use this book to read when learning about the Revolutionary War. I would read this book to help introduce the War because it doesn't have enough information. After each chapter, we will discuss the events that led to the war and how it affected the soldiers. This book will be used to help teach cause and effect. The students need to understand that there were events that happened in the war, which caused even more problems.
January 7, 2022
Ah, yes. One of my childhood favorites. :’) Definitely contributed to my colonial America hyper fixation in elementary school.
February 3, 2020
The Magic Tree House series is a great way for younger readers who are newer to chapter to gain confidence in their ability to read. These books are achievable due to being small in length with less words per page, a full page drawing per chapter, and a formula which each book in the series follows which lessens the amount of information a younger reader has to work at comprehending. These books are also good for older English Language Learners to use to increase their reading skills while learning about a part of history, without the books being insultingly young.
This particular book does not teach very much history in the story, compared to some of the other Magic Tree House books, but at the end of the book is a few pages about the Revolutionary War, George Washington, and Thomas Paine that are short, yet very informative in a readable manner. Then it has Jack and Annie's Guide to the 13 Colonies. This is very well done, giving simplified, yet full descriptions of the economies of the 3 main regions of the Colonies, and what life was like in each area. There are also accurately drawn pictures that support what is being described. I think if this book is being used to teach about that era, I would definitely start from the back and then go towards the front.
This particular book does not teach very much history in the story, compared to some of the other Magic Tree House books, but at the end of the book is a few pages about the Revolutionary War, George Washington, and Thomas Paine that are short, yet very informative in a readable manner. Then it has Jack and Annie's Guide to the 13 Colonies. This is very well done, giving simplified, yet full descriptions of the economies of the 3 main regions of the Colonies, and what life was like in each area. There are also accurately drawn pictures that support what is being described. I think if this book is being used to teach about that era, I would definitely start from the back and then go towards the front.
January 20, 2019
Carli’s review: I noticed the scroll in George Washington’s hand on the front cover. One thing I pictured was Jack and Annie with their new clothes on (when they traveled back in time). I wonder why Annie wanted to see George Washington on the boat. My favorite thing about this story was seeing George Washington.
April 23, 2018
I enjoyed this book because I liked the part when I learned that the Commander-in-chief was George Washington. I also enjoyed this book because I liked the part when the Patriots won the war by crossing the Delaware River and attacking on a stormy Christmas night.
February 14, 2019
I read and used this as part of my research!
July 3, 2022
This book was a fun Fourth of July read, especially since I’m 99% sure I’ve never read it before. And obviously I was living for the George Washington cameo.
January 23, 2023
Boring
March 30, 2023
Another Emmett pick. He’s a fan!
January 17, 2024
I loved this!
December 23, 2024
i had to do it for home work in a short period of time
January 15, 2025
Amazingggggggggggggggg
January 16, 2025
Cameron has been so excited to make it to the George Washington adventure. This series has been so much fun to do with my kids and to talk about history.
January 20, 2025
This was a great way to introduce my kids to George washington and learn about colonists and the early u.s.
February 15, 2022
This is the best textbook I’ve ever read for school. I can’t believe Jack and Annie are the reason America is a free country.
January 22, 2023
Read in a day!
February 13, 2019
The reason why I gave this book a five star rating is because,Jack and Annie go on another mission for Morgan Le Fy.Jack and Annie go back in time to the Revolutionary War.Their mission is to solve a question for Morgan Le Fy.Can Jack and Annie keep history on track?Well,the fate of the country rests in their hands.This is why I gave this book a five star rating.I recommend this book for you to read,it’s at the Stauffer library.
July 15, 2024
‘Merica
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September 16, 2025Enthralling.
April 19, 2025
Not bad. 3.5 stars
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March 3, 2016In Revolutionary War on Wednesday, Mary Pope Osborne creates a story of a young brother and sister who have a tree house that does magical things. It brings the young children back to the past, during great historical events. This book happens to be about the Revolutionary War. Jack and Annie travel back in time to the 1700’s. The children are whisked away into a time where George Washington leads the troops. The children are sent back in time for a mission, they need to retrieve something for their friend Morgan. The children spend time around the soldiers in the camp and even get to see George Washington in person. Although they are amazed they are also very freezing, due to the fact that it is Christmas time and snowing like crazy. The children must try to convince Washington to complete his mission even though the weather is horrible. Will Jack and Annie be able to keep history in the same path it is going, or will history change forever?
Osborn does a great job of connecting her text with images. Although images are not present on every page they are strategically placed at very important parts of the book. These illustrations are drawn with great detail and add to the overall feeling of the story. The images present in the book are drawn diagonally to show the movement of the characters as well as the story line. Illustrations are in black and white which relates to the theme because the author also does a great job of incorporating other text styles. Such as incorporating the character Jack’s handwriting as he takes notes along their journey. Real, informative text is also placed strategically throughout the book. This allows readers to see that the author did her research in order to ensure her details were correct.
The author does a great job of creating a book within a book, as all the information the children receive comes from books. This story although about history is engaging and would be very exciting for children to read. It allows children to learn something without feeling as if they are being thrown informational text. The author does an amazing job in keeping the text informational but also fun. I remember reading these books as a child and I never felt as if I was being bored by the history of it. The amount of informational text put in by the author is just the right amount. The author also makes the story about books and literature. In placing this into the book this also makes readers feel as if reading and learning information is so important.
Osborn does a great job of connecting her text with images. Although images are not present on every page they are strategically placed at very important parts of the book. These illustrations are drawn with great detail and add to the overall feeling of the story. The images present in the book are drawn diagonally to show the movement of the characters as well as the story line. Illustrations are in black and white which relates to the theme because the author also does a great job of incorporating other text styles. Such as incorporating the character Jack’s handwriting as he takes notes along their journey. Real, informative text is also placed strategically throughout the book. This allows readers to see that the author did her research in order to ensure her details were correct.
The author does a great job of creating a book within a book, as all the information the children receive comes from books. This story although about history is engaging and would be very exciting for children to read. It allows children to learn something without feeling as if they are being thrown informational text. The author does an amazing job in keeping the text informational but also fun. I remember reading these books as a child and I never felt as if I was being bored by the history of it. The amount of informational text put in by the author is just the right amount. The author also makes the story about books and literature. In placing this into the book this also makes readers feel as if reading and learning information is so important.
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