Dinosaurs Before Dark
by Mary Pope Osborne and Salvatore Murdocca • Book 1 of the Magic Tree House Series • Related Edition: Graphic
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- Grade
- 1-5
- Genre
- Adventure
- Science Fiction / Fantasy
Year Published 1992
Word Count 4,737
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 510L
- ATOS Reading Level: 2.6
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 6311, 1.0 AR Points
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Science
- Subject Headings
- Dinosaurs--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure
- Magic--Fiction
- Fiction
- Tree houses--Fiction
- Time travel--Fiction
- Annie
- Time-travel fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Beginner
- Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures
- Time travel
- Science fiction
- Fantasy fiction
- Tree houses
- Dinosaurs
- Jack
- Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction
- Juvenile works
- Magic
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Mary Pope Osborne about Dinosaurs Before Dark
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Mary Pope Osborne
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In-depth Written Interview with Mary Pope Osborne
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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About the Authors 4
Author Interviews 18
Meet-the-Author Recording with Mary Pope Osborne
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Interview with Mary Pope Osborne
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Book Readings 3
Complete Video Reading narrated by Mary Pope Osborne
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