This Magic Tree House book takes Jack and Annie back 400 years to India.Jack and Annie’s friends from Camelot, Kathleen and Teddy, have given them a rhyme to help them find a rare emerald shaped like a rose.The rare gem is needed to break a spell that Teddy accidently put on Penny.Penny is now a stone penguin statue.
The trip back in time is full of wild adventure. Will they be friends or enemies to the Great Mogul?Will they survive a wild ride through the bazaar on a runaway elephant? Why is the elephant running away with Jack and Annie on her back?
The precious emerald ends up in a cobra’s nest. How does that happen?
Will Jack and Annie ever make it back to the Magic Tree House with the emerald rose or will Penny remain a statue?
Osborne has a talent for keeping young readers interested in her books of adventures and history.
Recommended by Lisa Romans, Information Specialist.