Mary Pope Osborne - Mummies in the Morning

Heres what kids have to say to
Mary Pope Osborne, author of
the Magic Tree House series: WOW! You have an imagination like no other.Adam W. I love your books. If you stop writing books, it will be like losing a best friend.Ben M. I think you are the real Morgan le Fay. There is always magic in your books.Erica Y. One day I was really bored and I didnt want to read I looked in your book.

I read a sentence, and it was interesting. So I read some more, until the book was done. It was so good I read more and more. Then I had read all of your books, and now I hope you write lots more.Danai K. I always read [your books] over and over 1 time, 2 times, 3 times, 4 times Yuan C. You are my best author in the world.

I love your books. I read all the time. I read everywhere. My mom is like freaking out.Ellen C. I hope you make these books for all yours and mines life.Riki H. Teachers and librarians love
Magic Tree House books, too! Thank you for opening faraway places and times to my class through your books.

They have given me the chance to bring in additional books, materials, and videos to share with the class.J. Cameron It excites me to see how involved [my fourth-grade reading class] is in your books I would do anything to get my students more involved, and this has done it.C. Rutz I discovered your books last year WOW! Our students have gone crazy over them. I cant order enough copies! Thanks for contributing so much to childrens literature!C. Kendziora I first came across your Magic Tree House series when my son brought one home I have since introduced this great series to my class. They have absolutely fallen in love with these books! My students are now asking me for more independent reading time to read them.

Your stories have inspired even my most struggling readers.M. Payne I love how I can go beyond the [Magic Tree House] books and use them as springboards for other learning.R. Gale We have enjoyed your books all year long. We check your Web site to find new information. We pull our map down to find the areas where the adventures take place. My class always chimes in at key parts of the story.

It feels good to hear my students ask for a book and cheer when a new book comes out.J. Korinek Our students have Magic Tree House fever. I cant keep your books on the library shelf.J. Rafferty Your books truly invite children into the pleasure of reading. Thanks for such terrific work.S. Smith The children in the fourth grade even hide the [Magic Tree House] books in the library so that they will be able to find them when they are ready to check them out.K.

Mortensen My Magic Tree House books are never on the bookshelf because they are always being read by my students. Thank you for creating such a wonderful series.K. Mahoney

Text copyright 1993 by Mary Pope Osborne.
Illustrations copyright 1993 by Sal Murdocca.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Osborne, Mary Pope. p. cm. (The magic tree house series; #3) A First Stepping Stone book.
SUMMARY: Jack and his younger sister take a trip in their tree house back to ancient Egypt, where they help a queens mummy continue her voyage to the Next Life.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89420-6
[1. (The magic tree house series; #3) A First Stepping Stone book.
SUMMARY: Jack and his younger sister take a trip in their tree house back to ancient Egypt, where they help a queens mummy continue her voyage to the Next Life.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89420-6
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Series: Osborne, Mary Pope. Tree house series; #3.
PZ7. O81167Mr 1993 [Fic]dc20 92-50665 Random House New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland v3.0 For Patrick Robbins, who loves ancient Egypt

Its still here, said Jack. It looks empty, said Annie. Jack and his seven-year-old sister gazed up at a very tall oak tree. At the top of the tree was a tree house.

Late-morning sunlight lit the woods. It was almost time for lunch. Shhh! said Jack. What was that noise? What noise? I heard a noise, Jack said. He looked around. It sounded like someone coughing.

I didnt hear anything, said Annie. Come on. Lets go up. She grabbed onto the rope ladder and started climbing. Jack tiptoed over to a clump of bushes. He pushed aside a small branch.

Hello? he said. Anybody there? There was no answer. Come on! Annie called down. The tree house looks the same as it did yesterday. Jack still felt that someone was nearby. Could it be the person whod put all the books in the tree house? Ja-ack! Jack gazed over the top of the bushes.

Was the mysterious person watching him now? The person whose name began with M? Maybe M wanted the gold medallion back. The one Jack had found on their dinosaur adventure. Maybe M wanted the leather bookmark back. The one from the castle book. There was an M on the medallion. And an M on the bookmark.

But what did M stand for? Tomorrow Ill bring everything back, Jack said loudly. A breeze swept through the woods. The leaves rattled. Come on! called Annie. Jack went back to the big oak tree. He grabbed onto the rope ladder and climbed up.

At the top he crawled through a hole in the wooden floor. He tossed down his backpack and pushed his glasses into place. Hmmm. Which book is it going to be today? said Annie. She was looking at the books scattered around the tree house. Annie picked up the book about castles.

Hey, this isnt wet anymore, she said. Let me see. Jack took the book from her. He was amazed. It looked fine. Yesterday it had gotten soaked in a castle moat.

The castle book had taken Jack and Annie back to the time of knights. Jack silently thanked the mysterious knight who had rescued them. Watch out! warned Annie. She waved a dinosaur book in Jacks face. Put that away, said Jack. The day before yesterday the dinosaur book had taken them to the time of dinosaurs.

Jack silently thanked the Pteranodon who had saved him from a Tyrannosaurus rex. Annie put the dinosaur book back with the other books. Then she gasped. Wow, she whispered. Look at this. She held up a book about ancient Egypt.

Jack caught his breath. He took the book from her. A green silk bookmark stuck out of it. Jack turned to the page with the bookmark. There was a picture of a pyramid. Going toward the pyramid was a long parade.

Four huge cows with horns were pulling a sled. On the sled was a long gold box. Many Egyptians were walking behind the sled. At the end of the parade was a sleek black cat. Lets go there, whispered Annie. Now.

Wait, said Jack. He wanted to study the book a bit more. Pyramids, Jack, said Annie. You love pyramids. It was true. Pyramids