{"product_id":"eve-of-the-emperor-penguin-isbn-9780375837340","title":"Eve of the Emperor Penguin","description":"The #1   bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new   covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jack and Annie arrive on the one continent they haven’t visited before:   Antarctica! What can they hope to learn about happiness in such a barren   place? Only the penguins know for sure…Jack and Annie are about to find   out!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormerly numbered as Magic Tree House #40, the title of this book is now Magic Tree House Merlin Mission #12: \u003ci\u003eEve of the Emperor Penguin.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Did you know that there’s a Magic Tree House book for every kid?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Magic Tree House: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who   are just beginning chapter books\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMerlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the   experienced reader\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure\u003cbr\u003e Fact Trackers: Nonfiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House   adventuresMARY POPE OSBORNE is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e number one bestselling Magic Tree House series. She and her husband, writer Will Osborne (author of \u003ci\u003eMagic Tree House: The Musical\u003c\/i\u003e),  live in northwestern Connecticut with their three dogs. Ms. Osborne is  also the coauthor of the companion Magic Tree House Fact Trackers series  with Will, and with her sister, Natalie Pope Boyce.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SAL MURDOCCA has illustrated more than 200 children's trade and text  books. He is also a librettist for children's opera, a video artist, an  avid runner, hiker, and bicyclist, and a teacher of children's  illustration at the Parsons School of Design. Sal lives and works in New  York with his wife, Nancy.\u003cu\u003eCHAPTER SIX, All Fall Down\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/u\u003eNancy put away her radio and looked at Jack and Annie. “I don’t know how you two got past me.” \u003cbr\u003e“We’re sorry,” said Annie.\u003cbr\u003e“This is unbelievable!” said Nancy. \u003cbr\u003eJack couldn’t believe it, either. How did they mess up so badly? \u003cbr\u003e“I’m so sorry I brought you here,” said Nancy.\u003cbr\u003e“No, no, it’s \u003cu\u003eour \u003c\/u\u003efault,” Jack said again. \u003cbr\u003e“It’s mine, all mine, oh . . . ,” said Nancy. She seemed near tears. “You’re just little kids.” \u003cu\u003eNot so little!\u003c\/u\u003e thought Jack again. \u003cu\u003eGee!\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA snowmobile rumbled outside, its engine warming up.\u003cbr\u003e“Oh, dear,” said Nancy. “I’ve got to lead the group up a safe route to the crater, or they’ll be in trouble. But Pete should be back here in just a few minutes. Will you be okay by yourselves till then?”\u003cbr\u003e“We’ll be fine, don’t worry,” said Annie. \u003cbr\u003e“Good,” said Nancy. “Here, sweeties.” She poured some water into two cups and gave them to Jack and Annie. “Drink.” While they drank the water, Nancy spread a blanket on the floor and turned on the small heater.\u003cbr\u003e“Lie down here,” she said. “Just rest.” She patted the blanket.\u003cbr\u003eJack and Annie lay down. Nancy covered them with another blanket. “If you get thirsty, drink more water,” she said. \u003cbr\u003e“Thanks,” said Annie. Jack was too embarrassed to say anything. He felt like a preschool kid being put down for a nap.\u003cbr\u003e“Okay!” Nancy said with a big sigh. “You kids nearly gave me a heart attack,” she repeated half to herself as she left the hut.\u003cbr\u003e“Sorry,” said Jack.\u003cbr\u003eBut Nancy was gone.\u003cbr\u003eSoon the roar and rumble of the snowmobiles filled the air as Nancy led the scientists and journalists up the mountain.\u003cbr\u003e“We really messed up our mission this time,” said Jack, lying under the blanket.\u003cbr\u003e“And we were doing so well, too,” said Annie. She sat up. “Can I see Morgan’s rhyme, please?”\u003cbr\u003eJack pulled the rhyme out of his pocket and handed it to Annie. \u003cbr\u003e“Okay,” said Annie. She read aloud:\u003cbr\u003e. . . then all fall down,\u003cbr\u003eTill you come to the Cave of the Ancient Crown.\u003cbr\u003e“I wonder if \u003cu\u003ethis\u003c\/u\u003e counts as falling down?” said Annie. She put the rhyme into her pocket.\u003cbr\u003e“I don’t think so,” said Jack. “I don’t know what that means. And there’s no ‘Ancient Crown’ in Antarctica. It’s all science and research and rules and helicopters and snowmobiles. . . . It’s the real world. . . . His voice trailed off.\u003cbr\u003e“Well, I know one thing: I don’t want to waste time lying around here,” said Annie. She threw off the blanket and stood up. “At least I can take a few pictures while we wait for Pete.”\u003cbr\u003e“You really feel like doing that?” said Jack.\u003cbr\u003e“Not really, but I’m going to try,” said Annie.\u003cbr\u003e“I don’t think you should,” said Jack.\u003cbr\u003e“Don’t worry, I’ll be back soon,” said Annie. “Maybe I’ll see an ancient crown.”\u003cbr\u003e“Yeah, sure,” said Jack.\u003cbr\u003eAnnie put on her goggles and ski mask and headed outside. \u003cbr\u003eJack reached into his pack and pulled out their book. He took off his glove and looked up \u003cu\u003eancient crown\u003c\/u\u003e in the index. He wasn’t surprised to find it wasn’t there.\u003cbr\u003eJack put the book back in his pack and took out his notebook. He read over his notes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGo slow!\u003cbr\u003eStay with others! \u003cbr\u003eCracks in ice!\u003cbr\u003eNever touch wildlife!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJack’s hand was cold, so he put his glove back on. He put away his notebook, and then laid his head back down and closed his eyes. He just wanted to sleep. The heat from the small heater felt good. The sound of the snowmobiles was fading into the distance. As he started to fall asleep, his notes ran through his mind: \u003cu\u003eStay with others! Cracks in the ice!\u003cbr\u003eOh, no!\u003c\/u\u003e thought Jack. He sat straight up. He tossed off the blanket. He threw on his pack and rushed out of the hut.\u003cbr\u003eThe wind was blowing the snow into icy clouds. Jack pulled up his ski mask and lowered his goggles. “Annie!” he shouted.\u003cbr\u003e“What?” Her voice came from the distance. \u003cbr\u003eJack caught sight of her. She was aiming her camera up the slope at the smoking crater of the mountain. \u003cbr\u003e“You have to come back now!” he shouted, walking toward her. “You shouldn’t be walking around by yourself!”\u003cbr\u003e“Okay, okay.” Annie put her camera in her pocket. \u003cbr\u003e“Come on,” said Jack. He took Annie’s hand. They held on to each other and walked through the blowing snow, toward the hut. “Remember Nancy’s rules?” said Jack. “There are deep cracks in– AHHH!” \u003cbr\u003eBefore Jack could finish, the ground beneath him gave way and he and Annie crashed through a thin layer of snow into a deep crack. \u003cbr\u003eJack and Annie landed on a ledge of ice. Clumps of snow fell on top of them. Silence filled the air. A thin shaft of light came from the opening they had fallen through. It was at least ten feet above them. \u003cbr\u003e“You okay?” Jack said.  \u003cbr\u003e“I think so,” said Annie. \u003cbr\u003eThey both sat up slowly. Annie peered over the edge of the ledge. “Uh-oh,” she said. “Look.”\u003cbr\u003eJack looked. He and Annie were on the ledge of a ravine that plunged thousands of feet down into darkness. \u003cbr\u003e“This must be one of those hidden places in the mountain Nancy talked about,” said Jack, “the ones made by the lava and hot gases.” \u003cbr\u003e“It’s incredible,” said Annie. She reached into her pocket for her camera.\u003cbr\u003eAs soon as Annie moved, Jack heard the ice crack. “Don’t move!” he said. \u003cbr\u003eAnnie froze.\u003cbr\u003e“Forget pictures,” said Jack. “We’re facing serious danger here. If we move, the ice might break under us and we’ll fall thousands of feet.”\u003cbr\u003e“Got it,” said Annie. She took a deep breath. “Maybe we should use the wand.”\u003cbr\u003e“We can’t,” said Jack. “The wand won’t work. We can only use it for the good of \u003cu\u003eothers,\u003c\/u\u003e not just ourselves.”\u003cbr\u003e“Darn,” said Annie.\u003cbr\u003eThey were both still for moment, listening to the immense silence around them.\u003cbr\u003e“Okay,” said Annie. “The way I see it, if we don’t use the wand, we’ll be stuck here forever. Soon we’ll make the wrong move and fall.”\u003cbr\u003e“Right,” said Jack.\u003cbr\u003e“So we’ll never find the secret of happiness for Merlin,” said Annie. “Merlin will fade away completely from sorrow. And Camelot will lose his magic forever.”\u003cbr\u003e“Right,” said Jack.\u003cbr\u003e“So maybe in this case, rescuing ourselves isn’t just \u003cu\u003eour \u003c\/u\u003egood,” said Annie. “\u003cu\u003eOur \u003c\/u\u003egood is also the good of \u003cu\u003eothers,\u003c\/u\u003e like Merlin.”\u003cbr\u003e“Good thinking,” said Jack. “Let’s try it.” He carefully twisted around and took off his backpack. Then he very slowly reached inside and pulled out the Wand of Dianthus.\u003cbr\u003e“Okay. Five words . . . ,” Jack whispered. “I guess I’ll just wish for it to save you and me and Merlin. Hey, why didn’t we make that wish a long time ago?”\u003cbr\u003e“We couldn’t,” said Annie. “We hadn’t tried our hardest yet.”\u003cbr\u003e“Right. Get ready . . . ,”said Jack. He closed his eyes, held up the gleaming silver wand, and said:\u003cbr\u003e“SAVE ANNIE, MERLIN, AND ME!”\u003cbr\u003eJack waited a moment. Then he opened his eyes and looked around. “What happened?” he said.\u003cbr\u003e“Nothing,” said Annie.\u003cbr\u003e“So I guess it didn’t work,” said Jack. He turned to put the wand away. “I guess the rules must–”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCRACK!\u003c\/u\u003e The ice broke! 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