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Day of the Dragon King by Mary Pope Osborne

Day of the Dragon King

Mary Pope Osborne

Random House Children's Books · Paperback · April 20, 1998

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!

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Who it’s for
Ancient China, a book-burning decree, and a chapter-book adventure built around a pointed question.
Themes
Book censorship, Ancient China, Saving books
Genres
Chapter Books, Historical Asia, Mythical Creatures

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About this book

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! Who would burn books? Jack and Annie find out when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient China. There, a powerful emperor called the Dragon King has ordered that all books be burned. Will Jack and Annie be able to save at least one book? Or will they be captured by the emperor's soldiers?

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Books in Peril

Ancient China, a book-burning decree, and a chapter-book adventure built around a pointed question.

Come here for

  • Come for a journey into ancient China and a question about books.

Expect

  • Expect Jack and Annie to face the Dragon King’s order and his soldiers.
  • A chapter-book adventure for readers just beginning chapter books.

Where it sits

Historical Asia42%
Chapter Books36%
Mythical Creatures30%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Ancient Civilizations
  • Historical Asia
  • Chapter Books
Authors
Mary Pope Osborne
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
April 20, 1998
Format
Paperback
Theme
Book censorship · Ancient China · Saving books
Reading lane
Ancient Civilizations