Ms. Frizzle and her class head out for a whirlwind tour of science through the ages to get science fair ideas from some of the greatest scientists of all time, including Galileo, Newton, Einstein, and others. - (Baker & Taylor)
Ms. Frizzle and her class visit with scientists from the past who explain their theories and the students utilize these ideas to design their own experiments for their upcoming science fair. - (Baker & Taylor)
What do Galileo, Isaac Newton, Louis Pasteur, and Albert Einstein have in common? They've all ridden on the Magic School Bus, of course!
Ms. Frizzle is back in action and she has a mission: her students need science fair projects - and fast. What better way to get ideas than to learn from some of the all-time greats? The class heads to the Walkerville Science Museum to see the exhibit on GREAT SCIENTISTS THROUGH THE AGES, where, suddenly, Galileo comes to life! He is about to make a great discovery, but he needs a ride home. Thank goodness Ms. Frizzle knows the way! (cont.)
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It's the 20th Anniversary of The Magic School Bus! Celebrate this groundbreaking series with the Friz's class as they meet some of history's greatest minds and learn what it takes to be a scientist.
What do Galileo, Isaac Newton, Louis Pasteur, and Albert Einstein have in common? They've all ridden on the Magic School Bus, of course!
Ms. Frizzle is back in action and she has a mission: her students need science fair projects - and fast. What better way to get ideas than to learn from some of the all-time greats? The class heads to the Walkerville Science Museum to see the exhibit on GREAT SCIENTISTS THROUGH THE AGES, where, suddenly, Galileo comes to life! He is about to make a great discovery, but he needs a ride home. Thank goodness Ms. Frizzle knows the way! (cont.)
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Joanna Cole has been creating books about the Magic School Bus for more than twenty years. She is a recipient of many awards, most recently the National Endowment for the Arts Foundation Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education. She lives in Key West, with her husband.
Bruce Degen is the bestselling author and illustrator of the beloved, perennial favorite Jamberry and numerous award-winning books for children. He is also the illustrator of the highly-acclaimed Magic School Bus series by Joanna Cole.
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Booklist Reviews
It has been 20 years since the publication of The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks (1986), the first title in the groundbreaking series that has covered a variety of science topics, including geology, weather, dinosaurs, bees, and the human body. This installment widens the lens to encompass the whole field of science. As usual, the story begins in the classroom, where the students are agonizing over the upcoming science fair. A field trip to the nearby science museum provides inspiration, and in the galleries, the class discovers a model school bus, which conveys the crew back through time, where they meet famous scientists, such as Galileo and the Curies, and witness pivotal discoveries. This has all the hallmarks of the winning series: humorous cartoon speech bubbles; instructive, funny, appealing illustrations; and clear language that explains basic concepts without condescension. An excellent introduction to scientists and what they do, this title cements the series' long-standing reputation as one of the most exciting, approachable elementary-school science resources. ((Reviewed September 15, 2006)) Copyright 2006 Booklist Reviews
Horn Book Guide Reviews
On this trip, spiffy-dresser Ms. Frizzle takes a detour: instead of a specific place, she travels through time to show her students the development of scientific thinking. They observe the giants (including Galileo and Marie Curie), ask questions, formulate hypotheses, and direct their inquiry toward discovery. The tour is quick, and in a meta-fictive conclusion each scientist addresses the overgeneralizations of the text. Copyright 2007 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
Horn Book Magazine Reviews
Ms. Frizzle, spiffy dresser and teacher extraordinaire, has been steering her magic school bus flawlessly for twenty years. On this trip, she takes a detour: instead of a specific place such as the ocean floor or a beehive, she travels through time to show her students the development of scientific thinking. They observe the giants (including Galileo, Leeuwenhoek, and Marie Curie), ask questions, formulate hypotheses, and direct their inquiry toward discovery. Several themes repeat: scientists are curious, they ask questions, they seek evidence, and they build on the discoveries of others. The tour is quick, and in a meta-fictive conclusion each scientist addresses the overgeneralizations of the text. An additional incident also opens up an important area for thought. One of the students prepares a science fair project on the number of planets that orbit the sun. He concludes, "For years, we thought there were nine planets, including Pluto. But now scientists have found what might be a new planet far beyond the others." Here's an opportunity to see one more time that science is not static but constantly being revised. Copyright 2006 Horn Book Magazine Reviews.
Publishers Weekly Reviews
Ms. Frizzle, the red-headed driver of the Magic School Bus, celebrates 20 years with The Magic School Bus and the Science Fair Expedition by Joanna Cole, illus. by Bruce Degen (and a festive sparkling silver cover). With the science fair just a few days away, and several students coming up empty, the teacher takes her crew to a museum and on a time-travel journey through science history, visiting luminaries from Copernicus to van Leeuwenhoek (Degen appropriately shows Newton standing on the shoulders of Galileo, who stands on Copernicus's shoulders), each with a signature question that prompted his research. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
