Winter of the Ice Wizard
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Authors: Mary Pope Osborne
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Text copyright © 2004 by Mary Pope Osborne.
Illustrations copyright © 2004 by Sal Murdocca.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in the United States by Random House Children's Books, a division of 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.
Winter of the ice wizard / by Mary Pope Osborne;
illustrated by Sal Murdocca. â 1st ed.
   p.  cm. â (Magic tree house; #32)
SUMMARY
: Jack and Annie are joined by Teddy and Kathleen as they travel to the snowy Land-Behind-the-Clouds, where they search for the eye of the Ice Wizard and attempt to help Merlin and Morgan.
“A Stepping Stone book.”
eISBN: 978-0-375-89454-1
[1. Space and timeâFiction. 2. MagicâFiction. 3. WizardsâFiction.]
I. Murdocca, Sal, ill. II. Title. III. Series: Osborne, Mary Pope.
Magic tree house series; v #32. PZ7.O81167Wi 2004 [Fic]âdc22 2004002802
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A STEPPING STONE BOOK
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MAGIC TREE HOUSE
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2.   Land-Behind-the-Clouds
      A Note from the Author
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Magic Tree House #33:
Carnival at Candlelight
For Sal Murdocca,
Wizard of Wondrous Art
Dear Reader,
W
inter of the Ice Wizard
is the fourth “Merlin Mission” in the Magic Tree House series. In these books, Merlin the magician sends Jack and Annie on their tree house adventures to mythical lands.
In the first Merlin Mission,
Christmas in Camelot
, Jack and Annie journey to the Otherworld to find a magical cauldron that holds the Water of Memory and Imagination. Then in
Haunted Castle on Hallows Eve
, they rescue the stolen Diamond of Destiny with the help of their friend Teddy. In
Summer of the Sea Serpent
, Jack and Annie travel to an enchanted seacoast, where they find the hidden Sword of Light with Teddy and a seal girl named Kathleen.
Now, on the first day of winter, Jack and Annie are about to head out on another magical mission. They invite you to join them. But be sure to wear warm clothes and snow boots. You're going to a very cold land where very weird things happen.â¦Â
The fetters shall break
And the wolf run free.
Secret things I know
And onward see.
âFrom
The Poetic Edda
A
cold wind rattled the windowpanes. But inside the house, it was warm and cozy. Jack and Annie were making Christmas cookies with their mom. Jack pressed a star-shaped cookie cutter into the dough.
“Hey, it's snowing outside,” said Annie.
Jack looked out the window. Huge snow-flakes were falling from the late-afternoon sky.
“You want to go out?” asked Annie.
“Not really. It'll be dark soon,” said Jack.
“That's right,” said their mom. “Today's the first day of winter. It's the shortest day of the year.”
Jack's heart skipped a beat. “You mean it's the
winter solstice
?” he said.
“Yes,” said their mom.
Annie gasped. “The winter solstice?” she said.
“Yes â¦Â ,” their mom said, puzzled.
Jack and Annie looked at each other. Last summer, Merlin the magician had called for their help on the
summer
solstice. Maybe he would need them again today!
Jack put down the cookie cutter and wiped his hands on a towel. “Actually, Mom, it might be fun to play in the snow for just a few minutes,” he said.