Merlin Missions #18: Dogs in the Dead of Night (平裝本)

The fan-favorite chapter-book series whisks Jack and Annie back in time to the Swiss Alps in search of a rare flower. When they find a monastery where monks and St. Bernards live, Annie offers to train a young dog named Barry. Then Barry runs away, and Jack and Annie have a new task to find Barry! Will he lead them to the mysterious flower? Or into danger?

Mary Pope Osborne brings together just the right combination of history, magic, and fast-paced adventure to satisfy kids, parents, teachers, and librarians all over the world with her New York Times bestselling series.

Story Locale: Swiss Alps, Early 1800s

Series Overview: Magic Tree House has 28 classic paperback titles, 22 hardcovers (Merlin Missions), and 28 nonfiction paperbacks (Fact Trackers). As always, the books work as stand-alone titles, but have four-book story arcs that add a deeper dimension to the individual stories. Don't miss the companion Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Dog Heroes!

MARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the New York Times number one bestselling Magic Tree House series. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne (author of Magic Tree House: The Musical), live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs. Ms. Osborne is also the coauthor of the companion Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series with Will, and with her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce.

SAL MURDOCCA has illustrated more than 200 children's trade and text books. He is also a librettist for children's opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and a teacher of children's illustration at Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.

Author Residence: Goshen, CT

Author Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC

SAL MURDOCCA has illustrated more than 200 children's trade and textbooks. He is also a librettist for children's opera, a video artist, an avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and a teacher of children's illustration at Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New York with his wife, Nancy.

Illustrator Residence: New City, NY