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Illustrated in black-and-white. Jack and Annie are whisked forty years forward in time and land at an international space station on the moon. There they don space suits and go exploring the lunar surface in search of the fourth object needed to free the enchantress Morgan le Fay from a... read more

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Travelling in to space is lot of fun

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Annie: Jack's younger sister, she's seven
  • Jack: Annie's older brother, he's eight
  • Morgan le Fay: A magical librarian from the time Camelot. Friends with Jack and Annie.
  • Peanut: Jack and Annie find Peanut living in the Magic Tree House before their journey to Old Japan. Peanut helps them on several adventures.
  • Merlin: A magician from the time of Camelot
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  • “Oh, man”
    Jack
  • “Open sesame!”
    Annie
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  • The moon has no rain or wind to blow the dust around. So footprints will never wear away naturally, not even in a billion years.
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  • Only giant gray rocks and craters—and an American flag.
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  • A person weighs less on the moon because of the moon’s low gravity and lack of air. If you weigh 60 pounds on Earth, you would only weigh 10 pounds on the moon.
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  • Bulky white suits hung from hangers.
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  • It takes fourteen Earth days to equal one day on the moon. No air protects the moon from the sun’s rays, so daytime heat reaches 260 degrees.
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  • Rocks of all sizes crash into the moon from outer space. These rocks are called meteorites.
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  • When scientists visit the moon for short periods, they eat and sleep in the moon base.
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  • A moon base was built on the moon in the year 2031. The top of the dome slides open to let spacecrafts enter and leave.
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  • Moon scientists wear spacesuits, which have controls to keep them from getting too hot or too cold. They have
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  • He had never been to such a colorless, barren place.
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First Sentence edit see section history

"Jack!" whispered a voice.

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue (1)
1. By Moonlight (3)
2. Space Motel (11)
3. Open Sesame! (18)
4. Moon Rabbits (25)
5. Hang On! (33)
6. High Jump (40)
7. The Moon Man (47)
8.One Star to Another (52)
9. Morgan (60)
10. Earth Life (65)

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 8 of 50 in Magic Tree House. (standard series)

Preceded by Sunset of the Sabertooth, and followed by Dolphins at Daybreak.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Mary Pope Osborne (Author)
  2. Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House Childrens Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0679863745
Page Count: 80

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 4-8

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More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4
  • Haunted Castle on Hallow's Eve
  • Magic Tree House Collection, Volume 2: Books 5-8
  • A Crazy Day with Cobras
  • A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time
  • Dinosaurs Before Dark
  • Leprechaun in Late Winter

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Space

Books That Influenced This Book edit see section history

   
  • Night of the Ninjas
  • Afternoon on the Amazon
  • Sunset of the Sabertooth

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