Buffalo Before Breakfast
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Chapter Book · Ages 6–9 · 1999 · Est. 58 min read

Buffalo Before Breakfast

By Mary Pope Osborne, Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)

Book #18 in the Magic Tree House series

Two siblings travel back in time to the Great Plains to help a dog under a spell.

3.9/7 Bookroo experts·3.9/5 Goodreads · 10,858 ratings
87 pages· 5,203 words· Est. 58 min read
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Jack and Annie, with their enchanted dog Teddy, are whisked back 200 years to the Great Plains by the Magic Tree House. There, a Lakota boy teaches them buffalo hunting, but disaster strikes. A thousand buffalo are on the verge of a stampede, and it's up to Jack and Annie to prevent chaos. Can they avert disaster and return safely? Discover the thrilling adventure that tests their courage and quick thinking.

From the publisher

Hello, buffalo! That’s what Jack and Annie say when the Magic Tree House whisks them and Teddy, the enchanted dog, back almost 200 years to the Great Plains. There they meet a Lakota boy who shows them how to hunt buffalo. But something goes wrong! Now they need to stop a thousand buffalo from stampeding!

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
87
Words
5,203
Reading age
6–9
Audience
Early Reader
Lexile
560L
Themes & topics
Books about magicBooks about tree housesBooks about time travelBooks about Native American cultureBooks about animals
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.3
F&P level
~N
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
31058
Publication
Published
May 18, 1999
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780679890645

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