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 MSB October 11, 2009
J. K. Fulmer (P'cola FL)
My daughter loves MSB books.... There is a lot of educational information within the stories.
 magic school bus August 26, 2009
J. Fredricks
I bought this for my neice and nephew and they love this book! Wish it was geared more toward younger kids though. But it's a good educational book.
A Creatively Exciting Science Adventure August 3, 2009
Shanna A. Gonzalez (Gaithersburg, MD)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Magic School Bus is a popular, fun-filled science series in which a class of public-school students, led by the eccentric Ms. Frizzle, goes on magical field trips to new and unusual places. In this episode, their school bus shrinks to miniature size to be swallowed by one of the students. The rest of the class explores the inner workings of his body -- his intestines, circulatory system, nervous system, and respiratory system (at which point they are sneezed out and resume normal size). The action moves at a lively pace, with comic-book-style commentary by members of the class (we often skip the commentary for reading aloud, although it does provide an opportunity for discussion). At the end of each book, the class participates in a traditional review session of what they have learned, and the authors include a brief question-and-commentary section. Cole and Degen succeed quite well in making an elementary-level science lesson fun.
This series inspired a television program, which in turn inspired a second book series of significantly lesser quality. I recommend the original series, except for In the Time of the Dinosaurs, which includes a lot of evolutionary theory.
Lots of fun and very educational! July 21, 2009
Busy NY Mom (N.Y)
My kids and i love this book!! it explains the parts of the body and their functions very clearly. when i'm reading to the older ones or all of them i read all the comments and reports along the sides, when i'm just reading to the little ones (3, 1) i read just the text since that's about how much time they have patience for! and my kids get a huge kick out of the fact that the bus goes into a real person in this one.
Getting Personal March 11, 2009
Thoughtful Reviewer (Palo Alto, CA USA)
I love this series. And more importantly, my 6 year old does, too. This Magic School Bus adventure is another hit. The Frizz and her school kids miss a few organ systems in their tour of the body, but its a good first visit. I'd love to see a return trip. Among the highlights of this book (and the entire Magic School Bus series) is that it works if you read just the main tale and dialogue, but it gets even richer if you read all the other stuff on the pages, too.
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