Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles Dickens: A Nonfiction Companion to a Ghost Tale for Christmas Time

By Natalie Pope Boyce and Mary Pope Osborne

Book Overview

Track the facts with Jack and Annie When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in"Magic Tree House #44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time, "they had lots of questions. Why did Charles Dickens write "A Christmas Carol"? How did he help the poor? What jobs did poor Victorian kids have? How did rich kids spend their time? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet common core text pairing needs. Have more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House website at MagicTreeHouse.com "From the Trade Paperback edition.""

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0375960104
• ISBN13: 9780375960109
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Length: 117 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5