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《神奇樹屋》是紐約時報暢銷榜的常青樹，連續占據了160周的位置，20幾年來，這套書影響了全世界的孩子，累計銷量已過億冊，更是美國、歐洲、日本等國家孩子的必讀童書。雖然是黑白插圖，但小朋友還是能在故事中讀到多采多姿的見解，這些都是大人不見得能夠想到的美妙思考。也因此，這個系列入選了美國國家教育協會推薦的世界100部最經典童書。文字簡潔精煉，內容引人入勝。

充滿無限想象的冒險故事，帶孩子在書中游遍世界，神奇樹屋描述了一對小兄妹的冒險故事。哥哥Jack，八歲半，喜歡看書，是個理性冷靜的小男孩;至于七歲的妹妹Annie，就喜愛幻想與冒險，而且勇于嘗試。加入歷史、地理知識，以此為起點延伸更多科普話題，Magic Tree House 這個系列的書，除了冒險故事緊張刺激以外，最好的一點就是它們從故事帶出很多地理歷史的典故，比如泰蘭尼克號、龐貝火山爆發的故事、古埃及木乃伊、古羅馬奴隸、美國內戰、恐龍世界、熱帶雨林等等……

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1.Too Late!

Jack stared out his bedroom window. The rain kept falling. And falling.

"The TV said it would stop by noon," said Annie, his seven-year-old sister.

"It's already past noon," said Jack.

"But we have to go to the tree house," said Annie. "I have a feeling the M person will be there today."

Jack pushed his glasses into place and took a deep breath. He wasn't sure he was ready to meet the M person yet. The mysterious person who had put all the books in the magic tree house.

"Come on," said Annie.

Jack sighed. "Okay," he said."You get our raincoats and boots. I'll get the medallion and bookmark.”

Annie ran to get their rain gear.

Jack reached into his drawer. He took out the medallion.

It was gold. The letter M was engraved on it.

1.為時已晚!

杰克盯著臥室的窗外。 雨一直在下。 而墜落。

“電視說中午會停，”他七歲的妹妹安妮說。

“已經過了中午，”杰克說。

“但我們必須去樹屋，”安妮說。 “我有預感，今天會有M人出現。”

杰克推了推眼鏡，深吸了一口氣。 他不確定自己是否已經準備好見到 M 人了。 把所有書籍都放在魔法樹屋里的神秘人。

“來吧，”安妮說。

杰克嘆了口氣。 “好吧，”他說，“你拿我們的雨衣和靴子。我去拿獎章和書簽。”

安妮跑去拿雨具。

杰克把手伸進抽屜里。 他拿出了獎章。

那是金子。 上面刻著字母M。