Osborne, Mary Pope

Retells part of Homer's Odyssey in which Odysseus, with the help of the goddess Athena, plans to get revenge on those who have plagued his wife and son during his absence.

Describes the civilization of Rome including the ancient Roman city of Pompeii.

When Merlin is weighed down by sorrows, Jack and Annie travel back to feudal Japan to learn one of the four secrets of happiness.

Retells the part of Homer's "Odyssey" in which Odysseus meets Circe and struggles against the Sirens and Scylla and Charybdis.

Collects "Mummies and Pyramids" and "Mummies in the Morning," in which Jack and Annie take a trip in their tree house back to ancient Egypt, where they help a queen's mummy continue her voyage to the next life.

"Jack and Annie travel in their magic tree house to Elizabethan London, where they become actors in a production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and try to rescue a tame bear"--Provided by publisher.

"Jack and Annie travel in their Magic Tree House back to a Hawaiian island of long ago where they make friends, learn how to surf, and encounter a tsunami"--Provided by publisher.

"The magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to an African rainforest, where the siblings encounter gorillas and learn to communicate with them"--Provided by publisher.

Using their magic tree house, Jack and Annie travel back to the time of the American Revolution and help General George Washington during his famous crossing of the Delaware River.

Jack and Annie visit the Paris World's Fair of 1889 in an effort to protect four scientific pioneers from an evil sorcerer.