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Mummies in the Morning

(Magic Tree House #3)

Mary Pope Osborne,

Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)

3.89 · Rating details · 15,889 ratings · 687 reviews

Jack and Annie don't need another mummy. But that's what they get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to ancient Egypt. There they meet a long-dead queen who needs their help. Will Jack and Annie be able to solve the puzzle, or will they end up as mummies themselves?

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Published August 24th 1993 by Random House Books for Young Readers

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Sep 24, 2008 C. rated it it was amazing

Recommends it for: Magic Tree House readers

Recommended to C. by: Nobody. I just found it.

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Apr 16, 2015 Kim rated it liked it

Shelves: childhood-books, 16th-two-month-reading-challenge, read-2015

This book was a very quick read. I really like the Ancient Egypt aspect of this book and the fact that there was hieroglyphics all over the pyramid. I was skiiming this book and it made me realize how intriguing it can be to read this series. This series always makes me curious about what will happen next.
One of the parts that stood out to me was when the ghost queen was gone after they found the ancient book.
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May 21, 2017 Leona Carstairs rated it liked it

Shelves: childhood-favorites

hello nostalgia my old friend

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Feb 24, 2016 Nathaniel Hardman rated it liked it

These books are like single bites of Twinkie - fluffy and insubsantial, and you hardly notice them go down. Because of that, I haven't bothered with reviews for the first two, but I'm feeling the need to point something out now with the third. This was an issue with the first two, but it's becoming increasingly egregious with this one: Osborne is kind of out-of-control with her sentence fragments.

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Apr 29, 2009 ABC rated it liked it

Shelves: younger-kids

First of all, the cover is kind of scary looking, in my opinion. Also, in the book there was a rather gruesome description of a mummy which I thought went above the target age of the book.

Jack and Annie travel to Egypt, go inside an pyramid and meet a ghost queen. They help her find her way to the afterlife. I wasn't crazy about them meeting a ghost, since this book is supposed to teach history, but oh well.

Hate the way the author uses sentence fragments constantly. Is annoying.

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Jun 22, 2015 Cameron Chaney rated it really liked it

Shelves: middle-grade, series

I finished this one a month ago on my last day of my tutoring job but forgot to post a review. I read this as a kid but barely remembered it. Honestly, this was a really good little book. Reading this as an adult, I liked it a lot more than the previous two books. The writing seemed to flow smoother.

FINAL VERDICT: 4 stars

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Jan 09, 2014 Brandon Loehrke rated it liked it

"Mummmies in the Morning" was an okay book in this series. It was not my favorite one. This book starts off when Jack and Annie are in the treehouse and pick a book about Ancient Egypt. Right as they are about to start their adventure a black cat appears in the treehouse. When they get to the pyramid in Egypt the black cat takes them inside the pyramid. Inside they find a mummy who needs the Book of the Dead so she can go to her next life. Jack and Anne find the book and the magic septer and giv ...more

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Oct 27, 2012 Penny rated it liked it

Shelves: children, history

This is the third book in the series, and I have to say it's an improvement over the other two, but not much. The story isn't as flat and bland as the previous two. They discover hieroglyphics and learn about translating them. They solve a small puzzle. All-in-all I think my five-year-old would be more interested in this one than the last two, so I might have to try reading it with him. I think my almost-three-year-old would probably really enjoy this one because it will give him a whole new pla ...more

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Jul 05, 2015 Heidi rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2015, childrens, reading-with-daniel, series

My 6 year old son, Daniel, says, "I wish I could give it 10 stars! It's the best book ever!".

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Feb 10, 2015 Blake added it

“Mummies in the Morning” is the third book in Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House chapter book series. This book is probably one of my favorites in the series because this book stretches farther than just the main idea of all the other books in the series.

The book started out just like the others, Jack and Annie went into the Frog Creek woods to the tree house. This time Jack wished to go back in time to ancient Egypt to see the pyramids. When the tree house stopped spinning, Jack and Annie lo
“Mummies in the Morning” is the third book in Mary Pope Osborne's Magic Tree House chapter book series. This book is probably one of my favorites in the series because this book stretches farther than just the main idea of all the other books in the series.

The book started out just like the others, Jack and Annie went into the Frog Creek woods to the tree house. This time Jack wished to go back in time to ancient Egypt to see the pyramids. When the tree house stopped spinning, Jack and Annie looked out the window and saw a big parade with a golden coffin and a cat running toward the pyramid. Annie decided to follow the parade to try to sneak a peak of the mummy, but when she got down there the parade of people vanished. The only thing left was the black cat, which was staring at them from the base of the pyramid. Jack and Annie followed the cat into a hole in the pyramid wall. Jack and Annie walked to the middle of the pyramid where the tomb of the mummy was located. Jack was terrified when they ran into a ghost queen who asked them for help finding the Book of the Dead. The Book of the Dead would help her pass through the Underworld and onto her next life. Jack and Annie described the hieroglyphs to her so she can tell them where the book was hidden. After they found the book, they took the scroll to the ghost queen’s sarcophagus. Annie ran out after she saw the rotting body and got lost in the pyramid. Jack ran after her and soon they realized they were trapped inside the tomb. The black cat helped them find their way out and back to the tree house. Jack and Annie wished to go home. The tree house spun for a moment, and then they returned back to the Frog Creek Woods.

The two main characters in the book were Jack and Annie. Jack was more of the thinker of the two and was always looking out for his little sister Annie. Annie was more of the adventurous type and was always getting into things and/or chasing things. They always solved the problems they got into together with great teamwork.

The book began in Jack and Annie’s house, then progressed to the Magic Tree House in the Frog Creek Woods. After they wished to go to Egypt, they arrived there. The rest of the book took place in the pyramid as Jack and Annie explored it. In the end, they were back home in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania.

The theme or moral of the story would be that people should always trust their first instinct or gut feeling. One time Jack wanted to go home on the safe route and Annie got side tracked and took them off of their course, which made them get lost. In return to find their way out there were two paths and they went with Jack’s gut feeling.

I would recommend this book to about a third grader or older. It was a very easy read and is an interesting short story about ancient Egypt. I would rate it a five out of five because it was really fun to read and kept me interested.
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Dec 10, 2013 Cesar rated it liked it

I didn't care for "Mummies in the Morning" by Mary Pope Osborne, because I didn't like the place they traveled to. Jack and his sister Annie went to the magic tree house and when they got there all the books were thrown every where. When they were cleaning up they saw a shadow behind Jack. The shadow disappeared and they were really creeped out. Jack and Annie time traveled to the dinosaur era. They were looking for four items for Daisy. They didn't want to stay in the dinosaur era, because it w ...more

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Feb 04, 2014 Amanda rated it really liked it

I am a second grade teacher and I was looking in our literacy library for some new selections to use with my 5 reading groups. I saw this as an option for one of my groups to read during guided reading and I was so excited! My students love this series and one of my students came up to me after finishing and said he'd never heard of the series before but now he wants to read the whole series.
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Jan 25, 2016 Eva rated it it was amazing

"I liked this book because it was very interesting and super creative." - Eva, 8 years old

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Dec 04, 2015 Leigh Sabinsky added it

Title: Mummies in the Morning
Author: Mary Pope Osborne
Illustrator: Sal Murdocca
Genre: Historic (realistic) fiction
Theme(s): Cooperation, teamwork, ancient civilizations, friendship
Opening line/sentence: “’It’s still here,’ said Jack.”
Brief Book Summary: After Jack and Annie find themselves in ancient Egypt, they must help a ghostly Egyptian queen find her Book of the Dead so she can go on to her Next Life. As the story progresses, Jack and Annie partake on a journey filled with magic, mystery a ...more

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Oct 17, 2017 Noah Rucks rated it liked it

Personal Response:
I read Mummies in the Morning to my younger brother, Tinsae, who was nine years old. He really liked the book because he now wants a the magical tree house. I thought the book was okay, because I found the book too kiddish. I found this book to be kiddish because I know the magic tree house can’t be real.

Plot:
The book started off when Jack and Annie were in the treehouse about to pick a book. The book they chose was about Ancient Egypt. Right as they were about to start their Personal Response:
I read Mummies in the Morning to my younger brother, Tinsae, who was nine years old. He really liked the book because he now wants a the magical tree house. I thought the book was okay, because I found the book too kiddish. I found this book to be kiddish because I know the magic tree house can’t be real.

Plot:
The book started off when Jack and Annie were in the treehouse about to pick a book. The book they chose was about Ancient Egypt. Right as they were about to start their adventure, a black cat appeared in the treehouse. When they got to the pyramid in Egypt, the black cat took them inside. Inside they found a mummy who needed the Book of the Dead, so it could go to the next life. Jack and Anne found the book and gave the book to the mummy. Finally, the mummy could go to the next life. Then the black cat lead them back to the tree house. Then they arrived back home.

Characterization:
In the book, there were two main characters. One character was Annie, and she was seven years old in this book. Annie had long, blonde hair. The other main character was Jack who was 10 years old in this book. Jack had short, brown hair and wore glasses.

Setting:
The two kids lived in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania. It was summertime and in the morning. Then the magical tree house went to Egypt. In Egypt, it was very warm and was sunny. The importance of the time period was to show what it could of been like in the Egypt when mummy existed.

Thematic Connection:
The main theme for the book was working together, and to help someone who was in need. This was evident by helping the mummy find the book to send him to the next life. Jack and Annie worked together to find the book.

Recommendation:
I recommend this book to elementary students who are just learning to read, like third graders and up. This book does not pick a certain gender so it can be for both genders, because this book appeals to girls by having Annie in the book. It also could be recommended to guys because Jack was in the book. This book helps show that reading could be fun and interesting.

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Oct 17, 2014 Gina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: action-adventure, animals, published-1990-s, freebie, magical-realism, mystery, paranormal, part-of-a-series, animals-cats, book-club

For me there is nothing better than sharing my love of reading with my kids. My youngest son who is in first grade is finally getting interested in chapter books, so I introduced him to the Magic Tree House series. So far we have read books 1-3 in the series and he is LOVING them. Since he is the youngest, he wants to be like his older brother and sister by learning to read quickly as well as jumping into other academic subjects. I am amazed at his reading ability! During the first book, he need For me there is nothing better than sharing my love of reading with my kids. My youngest son who is in first grade is finally getting interested in chapter books, so I introduced him to the Magic Tree House series. So far we have read books 1-3 in the series and he is LOVING them. Since he is the youngest, he wants to be like his older brother and sister by learning to read quickly as well as jumping into other academic subjects. I am amazed at his reading ability! During the first book, he needed a lot of guidance with words and just getting the general plot down that they were time traveling when they were in the tree house. He had a hard time understanding such a abstract idea. However, for books 2 and 3 he was mostly reading them on his own and using inflection in his voice when he read aloud to me. He still likes when I read to him but mostly he wants to show his independence by reading on his own. These are the perfect books, at least for him, to read independently and to keep his attention. Each book has interesting subject matter and pictures for him to use for context clues when he isn't understanding a plot point or to make predictions.

When I introduced the series to him, he wanted to read the series in order and immediately ordered several from the public library. Obsorne has the gift of writing story lines that keep both girls and boys interested. As a former teacher, I know that boys can be reluctant readers but this series keeps my son, and when I taught, my class very engaged in what was happening and what would happen next. Her writing is easy to understand but unique and filled with historical references that not only keep them entertained but teach them something along the way as well.

I know that this is a general review of The Magic Tree House Series in general but they are so good. I can't speak highly enough of them. If you want to get your kids interested in reading, especially boys, try this series. They won't be a bad choice. 4 stars on this story! ...more

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Mar 11, 2016 Stefano rated it it was amazing

The beginning of this books starts off with the listing what they know to be true. Previously, Jack and Annie found a book mark in one of the treehouse books that had the letter M in the same font as the M they found on the medallion in the first book. This could only mean that Jack and Annie have found the medallion from whoever it is that made the tree house. Once again, curiosity strikes in this book. As supposed to last book where Annie was the only one who wanted to see the nights, Jack als ...more

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Dec 19, 2015 Rachael Thom rated it it was amazing

Shelves: historical-fiction

This book is an adventure book in a series following the Magic Tree House. Jack and Annie are swept away on another adventure into Ancient Egypt. Through the story they are trying to help ghost mummy queen find a lost book. They are also intrigued though the series by the letter M. A cat follows them though this story also. In the story they are met with challenges. One of them being that the ghost queen has bad vision. So Jack gives her his glasses and then she is able to read the hieroglyphics ...more

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Feb 18, 2015 Kendall Davis rated it really liked it

Magic Tree House books take everyone on an adventure. Jack and Annie close their eyes and suddenly their tree house starts to spin... and suddenly they are in another world! This graphic novel series is excellent for children beginning to read. It takes them on an adventure that lets their imagination soar. In this book, Jack and Annie explore Egypt and learn about mummies and pharoahs. Not only is the series imaginative and fun, but it's informative and includes a learning opportunity about uni ...more

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May 25, 2017 Angieleigh rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2017-reading-challenge, series, owned-by-aidan, paperback, childrens-book, magic-treehouse-series, favorite-author, fiction, reading-with-aidan

Aidan and I really liked this book! Mostly because of the mummy aspect, to be honest. The writing is still a bit hard for me to get used to as I am not overly fond of fragmented sentences; there were more than a few paragraphs where multiple sentences could have been reduced to one or two.

This one MAY be a bit too "scary" for really little readers; there's talk about the mummification process up to how the brain was removed (Annie stopped Jack from explaining exactly HOW the brain was actually ...more

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Jul 22, 2017 Christina (Confessions of a Book Addict) rated it really liked it

Shelves: childrens

This one definitely kept my son on the edge of his seat when I read it aloud to him. He even admitted that he thought it was a little spooky. It has definitely inspired him to learn more about Ancient Egypt and he wants to get his hands on a copy of the non-fiction companion novel which explains things a bit more. I love when books spark an interest in a new topic. We are are loving this series!

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Jan 05, 2018 Azura rated it liked it

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Apr 04, 2018 Summer rated it liked it

Shelves: action-adventure, boys-reading-corner, historical-fiction, childhood-fancy, egyptian, girls-reading-corner, africa, early-chapter, excellent-read-aloud-books, series

Jack and Annie are back for an Egyptian adventure! It did a good job considering the subject matter not to scare the kids. Which was appreciated.

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Aug 25, 2017 Reiley rated it it was amazing

this book is full of secrets and mysterys

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Aug 20, 2017 Seung Lee rated it really liked it

This was a solid Magic Tree House book. I liked the way the author managed to weave in Ancient Egypt into the Magic Tree House story line. It was pretty creative.

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Feb 23, 2018 christa rated it really liked it

Love Annie, hate the sentence structure.

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Jun 17, 2019 Melody rated it really liked it

Shelves: children-s-books

My five year-old and I read this together for the first time today.

The story is wrapped around factual information about ancient Egypt and includes new vocabulary (sarcophagus, hieroglyphs, etc). It was educational while still exciting enough to read in one sitting, with my son asking me to keep reading. We’ll be reading more of this series. Two thumbs up.

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Oct 04, 2018 Derick rated it really liked it

This is not that bad

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Sep 28, 2018 Lauren Waters rated it really liked it

My kids really got into this one. They loved the setting and learning about pyramids, hieroglyphics, mummies, and sarcophaguses.

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Aug 26, 2019 Jessie added it · review of another edition

In the German edition, their names are Philipp and Anne! Other than that, just about the same.

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Mary Pope Osborne has channeled a lifelong love of exploration and travel into one of the most popular children’s book series of the past two decades. With her fantastic Magic Tree House series, Mary Pope Osborne keeps the good times rolling for kids all over the world.