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Authors: Mary Pope Osborne
Viking Ships at Sunrise
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Dear Readers,
Imagine a time in Europe over a thousand years ago, when every single book had to be written by hand on animal skins, and writers had to make their ink and paints from plants and minerals. In spite of these hardships, Christian monks in Europeâespecially in Irelandâmade decorated, or “illuminated” manuscripts, which are some of the most beautiful books the world has ever seen.
Now imagine a warship that can travel far across rough seas, weather terrible storms, and land on rocky coasts. The Vikings of Scandinavia made such ships
completely by hand
. They were the most elegant sailing vessels of all time.
In the last few years, I've seen illuminated manuscripts at the British Museum in London, and Viking warships at the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway. Ever since, I have wanted to write about both of these wonders. Finally, this book has given me that opportunity.
I hope you find them as “wonder-full” as I do.
All my best,
Text copyright © 1998 by Mary Pope Osborne.
Illustrations copyright © 1998 by Sal Murdocca.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House, Inc., New York, and simultaneously in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Osborne, Mary Pope.
Viking ships at sunrise / by Mary Pope Osborne; illustrated by Sal Murdocca.
p. cm. â (Magic tree house; #15) “A Stepping Stone book.” Summary: Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to a monastery in medieval Ireland, where they try to retrieve a lost book while being menaced by Viking raiders.
eISBN: 978-0-375-89472-5
[1. VikingsâFiction. 2. MonasteriesâFiction. 3. IrelandâFiction. 4. Time travelâFiction. 5. MagicâFiction. 6. Tree housesâFiction.]
I. Murdocca, Sal, ill. II. Title. III. Series: Osborne, Mary Pope. Magic tree house series; 15. PZ7.O81167Vh 1998 [Fic]âdc21 98-23602
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Cover
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Dear Readers
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Title Page
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Copyright
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Dedication
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Prologue
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  5. Warships on the Waves
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  6. The Vikings Are Coming!
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  7. Fogbound
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10. Sunrise
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One summer day in Frog Creek, Pennsylvania, a mysterious tree house appeared in the woods.
Eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, climbed into the tree house. They found that it was filled with books.
Jack and Annie soon discovered that the tree house was magic. It could take them to the places in the books. All they had to do was to point to a picture and wish to go there.
Along the way, they discovered that the tree house belongs to Morgan le Fay. Morgan is a magical librarian from the time of King Arthur. She travels through time and space, gathering books.
In the Magic Tree House Books #8â12, Jack and Annie solved four ancient riddles and became Master Librarians. To help them in their
future
tasks, Morgan gave Jack and Annie secret library cards with the letters
M L
on them.
As Master Librarians, Jack and Annie must go on four missions to save stories from ancient libraries. They have already brought back a scroll from an ancient Roman town and a bamboo book from ancient China. Now, they are about to head out on their third mission â¦Â