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Magic Tree House Fact Tracker
The Magic Tree House Fact Tracker series by Mary Pope Osborne has 44 books and is best read in publication order, starting with Dinosaurs (2000).
- Books
- 44 books
- First published
- 2000
- Status
- ongoing
- Last checked
Start here: Dinosaurs (2000) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The order the books were released — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
Dinosaurs
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Knights and Castles
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Mummies and Pyramids
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Pirates
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Rain Forests
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Space
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Titanic
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Twisters and Other Terrible Storms
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Dolphins and Sharks
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Ancient Greece and the Olympics
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American Revolution
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Sabertooths and the Ice Age
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Pilgrims
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Ancient Rome and Pompeii
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Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters
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Polar Bears and the Arctic
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Sea Monsters
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Penguins and Antarctica
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Leonardo da Vinci
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Ghosts
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Leprechauns and Irish Folklore
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Rags and Riches
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Snakes and Other Reptiles
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Dog Heroes
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Abraham Lincoln
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Pandas and Other Endangered Species
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Horse Heroes
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Heroes for All Times
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Soccer
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Ninjas and Samurai
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China: Land of the Emperor's Great Wall
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Sharks and Other Predators
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Vikings
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Dogsledding and Extreme Sports
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Dragons and Mythical Creatures
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World War II
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Baseball
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Wild West
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Texas
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Warriors
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Benjamin Franklin
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Narwhals and Other Whales
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Llamas and the Andes
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Snow Leopards and Other Wild Cats
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About the Magic Tree House Fact Tracker series
The Fact Trackers are the nonfiction companion line to Magic Tree House: each one answers the real-world questions raised by a specific fiction adventure -- when dinosaurs lived, how sharks hunt, what really happened aboard the Titanic -- with photographs, illustrations and kid-friendly explanations tied directly to the topic Jack and Annie just visited. Mary Pope Osborne co-writes every volume: her husband Will Osborne co-wrote the first eight titles (Dinosaurs through Twisters and Other Terrible Storms, 2000-2003), her sister Natalie Pope Boyce took over as co-writer starting with Dolphins and Sharks (a transitional volume crediting both) and wrote the bulk of the run through Llamas and the Andes (2020), and Jenny Laird co-wrote the most recent volume, Snow Leopards and Other Wild Cats (2022). Sal Murdocca, the fiction series' longtime illustrator, illustrated many of the earlier Fact Trackers before Carlo Molinari and then Isidre Mones took over illustration duties on the later volumes.
Each Fact Tracker is numbered to match a specific Magic Tree House adventure and is designed as optional further reading -- kids don't need to read them to follow the story, but they turn a young reader's curiosity about a topic the fiction only touched on into a proper nonfiction deep dive.
Frequently asked questions
Who writes the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers?
Mary Pope Osborne co-writes every volume. Her husband Will Osborne co-wrote the first eight (2000-2003), her sister Natalie Pope Boyce co-wrote most of the series from 2002 through 2020, and Jenny Laird co-wrote the most recent volume (2022).
Do I need to read the Fact Trackers to understand Magic Tree House?
No. Each one is an optional nonfiction companion to a specific fiction adventure, expanding on the real history, science or geography behind that book's setting.
How many Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are there?
44, from Dinosaurs (2000) through Snow Leopards and Other Wild Cats (2022).
Who illustrates the Fact Trackers?
Sal Murdocca, the fiction series' longtime illustrator, illustrated many of the earlier volumes; Carlo Molinari and then Isidre Mones illustrated later volumes in the run.
Reading order last verified .