Customer Reviews:
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 comic-book format for learning June 12, 2009
M. Heiss (USA)
I am impressed with the way the comic-book style of this book can really teach. The pages have the storyline text, and then plenty of puns and quips, some dialog, associated reasearch projects done by the class, charts, and great illustrations.
This is a series, so to get you familiar, Ms. Frizzle is a teacher who takes her class on field trips. Their school bus can change and transport them anywhere, so the field trips end up being real experiences. The books do a tremendous job of carrying the story and the visuals.
As a mom, the puns do little for me, but my seven-year-old really likes them and repeats them. Good enough.
 Love these books! May 26, 2009
J. Botsai (CA)
My children and I really enjoy reading the adventures of the Friz. It is fun and it truly educates.
magic school bus May 19, 2009
Deborah A. Mick (Grafton, WV USA)
My grand children love every one of the magic school bus stories and watch and read them over and over again
geeky and intellectual, and wonderfully un-American! February 7, 2009
Beatrice Izzey (Los Angeles)
This is a great, almost un American book in that kids are told that it's OK, even wonderful and wondrous to be science geeks, be curious. Love the Frizz when she says "take chances, get messy, make mistakes," and encourages her students to explore. In a society that elevates sports and violence for boys, and beauty and cattiness for girls, this series stands out for encouraging gender neutral intellectualism and academic achievement. My geeky 5 year old can't get enough, having finally found fictional characters that reflect her and encourage her. Factual substance-wise, I as a 40 year old have learned tons.
Creative with lots of information June 24, 2008
E. Gorden (St. Charles, IL)
This is the first magic school bus book we got. It is written for 4-5 years and up to 3rd grade. I was expeting it to read easier, but got use to it and enjoyued it. There are lots of bubbles or boxes on each page. They all have very intersting tidbits & information, but is is hard to know what to read first. Good intro to the solar system, although they are drawings and no pictures. Also, note that Pluto is no longer classified as a planet as it says in the book!
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