studies you that, the harry porter series already changed literacy among kids and really moved the needle up. and these obviously have reached a whole new audience. what is the magic of it? is it the whole the fantasy of getting into this different world and different venues? ask the kids, they say they love jack and annie, the two characters who have remained 8 and 7 years old, she never wanted to able her characters, even though she has been writing the books for 20 years, the kids can relate to them. annie is the very brave one, somewhat defiant and jack hangs back a little, a little more wary, interesting because normally you would think the boy is the one a little more adventure white house but the girl in the case of the magic tree house books. i think they just love the stories, they are transported through time travel to all different periods of history, you know? one book they might be visiting with lincoln, the next book on the titanic. those are stories that capture ki
number of copies. more than 100 million copies worldwide. they ve been translated into 32 languages. the magic tree house series is written by mary pope ozborne, and on tonight s rock center with brian williams, nbc s meredith vieira explores how she captures the imagination of children the world over, like 9-year-old erin brullard. sounds like she means a lot to you. uh-huh. i really like the books. you heard it right. books. it wasn t a pop star or even a movie star who inspired this homeless third grader. it was an author. her name is mary pope ozborne, and her magic tree house chapter books are so wildly popular among 6 to 10-year-olds that as far as they re concerned, she is a rock star. [ chanting mary ] you are a rock star. their enthusiasm comes gushing out in fan letters. that one aaron wrote is just one