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Mary Pope Osborne Biography:
Mary Pope Osborne was born on May 20th, 1949 in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. She grew up in a military family where they moved around a lot. When Mary Pope Osborne was only five years old her family moved to Virginia. By the time that she turned 15 years old she had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina. Growing up she was very close with her parents, twin brother, younger brother, and her older sister. She has lived all over the world. She spent her childhood in a state of "make believe" and completely loved living in her imagination.
She went to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she studied drama until she discovered a love for mythology, religion, culture, and beliefs from around the world. She also joined a band of European young people who were traveling east. During the early 1970s she camped in a cave on the island of Crete. During the 1970s she traveled within a van through 16 Asian countries, until she got blood poisoning in Kathmandu. She spent two weeks of her life within a hospital in Kathmandu sleeping and reading. Following their travels within the Asian countries, they almost lost their lives due to an earthquake in Afghanistan and a riot in Kabul. Following her college experience she moved to New York City where she met and married her husband, Will Osborne.
Her change in majors is what encouraged her to write the Magic Tree House series of books which are her most popular. Some of her professions that Mary Pope Osborne has held over her lifetime included: window dresser and a medical assistant within California, a Russian travel consultant in Washington D.C., a waitress in Greenwich Village, acting coach in the Bronx, bartender in Broadway theaters, and an assistant editor for a children's magazine. Following her extensive work experiences she was quoted saying, "I finally knew what I wanted to be when I grew up!"
Writing the Magic Tree House books is the most fun that she has ever experienced during the writing process. The Magic Tree House books mix her memories, research, and imagination. The characters within the books are based on who she was as a kid, and who she wished that she was as a child. The Magic Tree House series has been translated into over 30 languages and she has sold over 100,000,000 copies worldwide. She has also written Young Adult literature, picture books, biographies, and bible stories. Her Magic Tree House books are easy to read and very imaginative. There are 52 Magic Tree House books within the series; however she was only originally planning to write four books. She changed her mind when children wrote her their own versions of Magic Tree House books which inspired her to continue writing the series. She has children vote on the next topic to write her books about. Historical events and time periods are her favorite things to write about. She has also written 30 Magic Tree House fact tracker books which are informational that connect to one of the fictional Magic Tree House books. This idea came from teachers who wrote to her and expressed that they wanted these resources within their classrooms.
You can follow her on Twitter @Marypopeosborne. You can also keep up with the latest happenings of Mary Pope Osborne at her website marypopeosborn
She went to University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she studied drama until she discovered a love for mythology, religion, culture, and beliefs from around the world. She also joined a band of European young people who were traveling east. During the early 1970s she camped in a cave on the island of Crete. During the 1970s she traveled within a van through 16 Asian countries, until she got blood poisoning in Kathmandu. She spent two weeks of her life within a hospital in Kathmandu sleeping and reading. Following their travels within the Asian countries, they almost lost their lives due to an earthquake in Afghanistan and a riot in Kabul. Following her college experience she moved to New York City where she met and married her husband, Will Osborne.
Her change in majors is what encouraged her to write the Magic Tree House series of books which are her most popular. Some of her professions that Mary Pope Osborne has held over her lifetime included: window dresser and a medical assistant within California, a Russian travel consultant in Washington D.C., a waitress in Greenwich Village, acting coach in the Bronx, bartender in Broadway theaters, and an assistant editor for a children's magazine. Following her extensive work experiences she was quoted saying, "I finally knew what I wanted to be when I grew up!"
Writing the Magic Tree House books is the most fun that she has ever experienced during the writing process. The Magic Tree House books mix her memories, research, and imagination. The characters within the books are based on who she was as a kid, and who she wished that she was as a child. The Magic Tree House series has been translated into over 30 languages and she has sold over 100,000,000 copies worldwide. She has also written Young Adult literature, picture books, biographies, and bible stories. Her Magic Tree House books are easy to read and very imaginative. There are 52 Magic Tree House books within the series; however she was only originally planning to write four books. She changed her mind when children wrote her their own versions of Magic Tree House books which inspired her to continue writing the series. She has children vote on the next topic to write her books about. Historical events and time periods are her favorite things to write about. She has also written 30 Magic Tree House fact tracker books which are informational that connect to one of the fictional Magic Tree House books. This idea came from teachers who wrote to her and expressed that they wanted these resources within their classrooms.
You can follow her on Twitter @Marypopeosborne. You can also keep up with the latest happenings of Mary Pope Osborne at her website marypopeosborn
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