A tireless literacy advocate, Osborne has also established the Classroom Adventures and Gift of Books programs, aimed at inspiring children to develop a lifelong passion for reading, and has donated more than one million MTH books to underserved schools across the country. Sending siblings Annie and Jack on adventures throughout history and the universe, the Magic Tree House has been published in more than 100 countries and translated into 39 languages, and sales have topped 143 million copies worldwide.Ĭonsisting of 100 titles-all still in print-the series has spawned an array of Fact Tracker nonfiction companion guides and a line of graphic novel adaptations, as well as planetarium shows and musical-theater productions. Launched by Random House in 1992, the bestselling series is credited with catapulting kids into reading-and lots of them. “Thirty years? I truly cannot believe it!” said Mary Pope Osborne, reflecting on the three-decade milestone that her Magic Tree House series is marking this year.
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