Prologue OnesummerdayinFrogCreek,Pennsylvania,amysterioustreehouseappearedinthewoods. Eight-year-oldJackandhisseven-year-oldsister,Annie,climbedintothetreehouse.Theyfounditwasfilledwithbooks. JackandAnniesoondiscoveredthatthetreehousewasmagic...
10HalfwayThere Squeak. Jackopenedhiseyes.Peanutwasonthetreehousewindowsill. Werehome,saidAnnie. Jackbreathedasighofrelief. Annieheldthefruituptotheafternoonlight. Whatexactlyisthis?sheasked. Maybeitsinthebook,Jackanswered. Hepulledouttherainfores...
9TheThing JackandAnnieclimb-edintothetreehouse. Peanutwassittingonastackofbooks. AnniepattedPeanutslittlehead.Thanks,shesaidsoftly. Ihavetowritesomenotesabouttherainforest,saidJack.YoufindthePennsylvaniabook. AnniebegansearchingforthePennsylvania...
8VampireBats? WaitsaidJack,panting.Ithinkwegotaway. JackandAnniestoppedrunningandcaughttheirbreath. Wherearewe?saidJack. Wheresthemonkey?saidAnnie,lookingbackattheforest.Doyouthinkthejaguarcaughthim? No,monkeysarefast,saidJack. Ofcourse,jag...
7Freeze! JackandAnniejumpedoutofthecanoe. Therainwasstartingtofallharder. Themonkeytookoff.Heswungfromtreetotree,headinguptheriverbank. HescreechedandbeckonedtoJackandAnnie. Hewantsustofollowhim!saidAnnie. No!Wehavetofindthespecialthing.Thengohome!...
6MonkeyTrouble Squeak!Squeak!PeanutpokedherheadoutfromAnniespocket.Sheseemedtobeyellingatthemonkey. Dontworry,Peanut,saidAnnie.Hesjustalittlemonkey.Hewonthurtus. Butsuddenlythemonkeygrabbedabigredfruithangingfromthetree. Hehurleditatthecanoe. Wat...
5Prettyfish Squeak. Anniepattedthelittlemouseinherpocket. Itsokay,Peanut.Theantscantgetusintheriver.Weresafe,shesaid. Maybesafefromtheants,saidJack.Butwhereisthiscanoegoing? JackandAnniestaredattheriver.Branchesspreadoverthewater.Vinesandmosses...
4MillionsofThem! Jackdidntmove.Hekeptstaringdownattheforestfloor. Whatswrong?Anniecalledfromabove. Jackdidntanswer. Youdontseeanygiantspiders,doyou?Anniesaid. Well...no.Jacktookadeepbreath. Wehavetokeepgoing,hethought.Wehavetofindthespecialthingf...
3Yikes! Jackopenedhiseyes. Theairwashotandsteamy. Itlookslikewelandedinsomebushes,saidAnnie. Shewaspeekingoutofthetreehousewindow.PeanutwaspeekingoutofAnniespocket. Jackpeekedoutofthetreehousetoo. Theyhadlandedinaseaofshinygreenleaves.Outsidetherew...
2BigBugs Wow,saidJack,pickingupthebook.Theninjabookwasopenyesterday.Nowthisone.Whoopenedthem? Jackclosedthebookandlookedatthecover. Itshowedapictureofagreenforest.Thetreeswereverytallandclosetogether. OnthecoverwerethewordsTheRainForest. Oh,wow,...