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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. The book was published in 1993

Summary

It’s 5:00 AM Jack cant sleep because his and his sister Annie’s adventures to dinosaur times. Annie barges into his room and tells him that they need to go to the tree house and catch the owner sleeping there. Jack says yes and they go. When they go the tree house, they don’t find the owner but Annie finds a book about Knights. Annie starts points to the book and the magic tree house whisks them to the Middle Ages. They hop out and Annie leads Jack to the great hall but get stopped by a man carrying the dinner. Jack and Annie run away and go in to an armoury but get found by three guards. The guards take them to the dungeon but Annie flashes her flashlight and says it is a magic wand. The guards run away and Jack and Annie hop through a secret passage. Jack opens the exit to the moat and falls out and lands in the water. Jack manages to get out and Jack and Annie see a knight. The knight leads them back to the tree house and see a silk bookmark with the letter M on it just like the medallion. The kids point to the frog creek book and they go back to bed at home.

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[]

The Knight at Dawn was received positively.

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.

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