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The second book in the [[Magic Tree House series]] is titled '''The Knight at Dawn'''. It was written by [[Mary Pope Osborne]] and illustrated by [[Sal Murdocca]]. It has sixty-six pages and ten chapters. It was published and released in [[1993]]. It was re-released by [[Scholastic Inc.]] by arrangement with [[Random House Inc.]] in [[1995]]. It was printed in the United States. It is preceded by [[Dinosaurs Before Dark]] and succeded by [[Mummies in the Morning]].
  
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|published=February 16, 1993
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|publisher=[[Random House Inc.|Random House]]
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|reissue= *[[Scholastic Inc.|Scholastic]], 1995
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*Random House, 2017
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|pages= 66
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|level= 2.5
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|lexile=310
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|quartet=[[The Mystery of the Tree House]]
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|research=''[[Knights and Castles]]''
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|other=''[[The Knight at Dawn (audio)|audiobook]]''
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|time= c.1300 AD ([[Middle Ages|High Middle Ages]])
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|guests= [[Henry (dog)|Henry]]<br/>[[The Knight]]
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|previous= ''[[Dinosaurs Before Dark]]''
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|booknumber=<center><big>2</big></center>
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|next=''[[Mummies in the Morning]]''
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'''The Knight at Dawn '''is the second book in the [[Magic Tree House series]]. It was written by [[Mary Pope Osborne]] and illustrated by [[Sal Murdocca]].
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==Synposis==
  
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===Return to the tree house===
  
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[[Jack]] and [[Annie]] couldn't sleep well after their trip to the time of the dinosaurs. They wake up and get dressed. Jack grabs his backpack and Annie gets a flashlight. They both leave home before dawn and go to the [[Magic Tree House|tree house]]. They find everything as they had left it the day before. Annie discovers a book about the Middle Ages and wishes to go there. The tree house whisks them off to the time of knights and castles.
  
   
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==Chapters==
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===Into the castle===
  
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#The Dark Woods
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When they arrive, it is night. Outside the tree house is a giant castle. Jack and Annie leave the tree house and head for the castle. A knight rides a horse over the castle drawbridge into the castle, and Jack and Annie must hide. Then they hear music. Jack looks in the book and finds out that a feast is going on. Annie takes off to go see what the feast is like. Jack started after. He was seen by a guard on one of the towers, but he just ran ahead. When he got in the castle, he ran and hid in a corner. He found Annie hiding behind a well in the courtyard. They entered a hallway and found the Great Hall and the giant feast. As they are watching from by the doorway, a man came along and scared them away. They stumbled into a dark cold room filled with armor and weaponry. Jack got his head stuck in a large helmet. Then they were found by three huge men. The men took them to the dungeon. When in the dungeon, Annie used the flashlight to temporarily blind them so they could get away. Jack finds a trapdoor on a map in the book. They go through the door. They crawl all the way to the edge of the castle walls where Jack falls into the moat. Annie jumps in after them and the both swim to the shore, though they are scared by splashes they believe to be from crocodiles.
  
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#Leaving Again
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#Across the Bridge
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#Into the Castle
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#Trapped
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#Ta-da!
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#A Secret Passage
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#The Knight
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#Under the Moon
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#One Mystery Solved
   
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===Getting back===
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==Critical Reception==
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As the sequel to a very well received book, The Knight at Dawn was received with a mainly postitive attitude.
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[[Image:AK000570.jpg|thumb|right|The mysterious knight]]
  
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As the fog began to disappear, Jack and Annie saw [[The Knight|a knight]] on the horse. They kids ride with this mysterious knight back to the tree house. They enter the tree house and wish their way back home.
  
   
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==Notes on Time and Place settings==
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===Back home===
  
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* This time of general peace and prosperity (indicated by the feast) is characteristic of the [[Middle Ages|High Middle Ages]], which lasted from about 1000-1400 AD. It was also during this time that nobles lived primarily in castles.
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When the kids get back, they leaqve the tree house and walk back to their house. They sneak back in, since their really not supposed to be out of bed, and go back to sleep.
  
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* Plate armor, especially as seen on [[The Knight]], was used in western Europe from about 1300-1500 AD.
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* The presence of exotic animals, such as crocodiles and peacocks, suggests that this is during the time of the silk road, or shortly after. The silk road was most popular from about 1250-1360 AD.
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==Contents==
  
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* In terms of [[internal chronology]], this takes place one day after the previous adventure, [[Dinosaurs Before Dark]].
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#The Dark Woods (1)
  
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#Leaving Again (10)
  
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#Across the Bridge (17)
  
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#Into the Castle (24)
  
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#Trapped (30)
  
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#Ta-da! (36)
  
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#A Secret Passage (42)
  
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#The Knight (50)
  
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#Under the Moon (56)
  
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#One Mystery Solved (62)
  
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==Characters==
  
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*[[Jack]]
  
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*[[Annie]]
  
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*[[Henry (dog)]]
  
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*[[The Knight]]
  
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==Audio Book==
  
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''Main article: [[The Knight at Dawn (audio)]]''
  
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The Knight at Dawn has been put on compact disc for those who would rather listen to the stary than read it.
  
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==Research Guide==
  
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[[Image:Knights.jpg|thumb|right|The Cover of Knights and Castles]]
  
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Main article: [[Knights and Castles]]
 
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The non-fiction companion to The Knight at Dawn is the [[Research Guides|research guide]] [[Knights and Castles]]. It was written by [[Mary Pope Osborne]] and [[Will Osborne]] and was illustrated by [[Sal Murdocca]]. It was published and released in [[2001]].
  
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==Critical Reception==
  
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Being the sequel to a very well received book, The Knight at Dawn was recepted with a mainly postitive attitude. Like the prequel, it can be found in almost any library with children's books in America.
  
   
 
==See Also==
  
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*[[Box Set Books 1-8]]
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*[[Box Set Books 1-8]]
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*[[Box Set Books 1-4]]
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*[[Box Set Books 1-4]]
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*[[List of Books]]
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*[[List of Books]]
 
*[[First Four Adventures]]
  
*[[First Four Adventures]]
   
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Revision as of 02:01, 18 November 2017

The Knight at Dawn is the second book in the Magic Tree House series. It was written by Mary Pope Osborne and illustrated by Sal Murdocca.

Chapters

  1. The Dark Woods
  2. Leaving Again
  3. Across the Bridge
  4. Into the Castle
  5. Trapped
  6. Ta-da!
  7. A Secret Passage
  8. The Knight
  9. Under the Moon
  10. One Mystery Solved

Critical Reception

As the sequel to a very well received book, The Knight at Dawn was received with a mainly postitive attitude.

Notes on Time and Place settings

  • This time of general peace and prosperity (indicated by the feast) is characteristic of the High Middle Ages, which lasted from about 1000-1400 AD. It was also during this time that nobles lived primarily in castles.
  • Plate armor, especially as seen on The Knight, was used in western Europe from about 1300-1500 AD.
  • The presence of exotic animals, such as crocodiles and peacocks, suggests that this is during the time of the silk road, or shortly after. The silk road was most popular from about 1250-1360 AD.
  • In terms of internal chronology, this takes place one day after the previous adventure, Dinosaurs Before Dark.

See Also

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