Ms. Frizzle takes the class to a Pacific Island, where the Magic School Bus provides them with individual submarines, and they learn about fish schools and the behavior of undersea animals--and try to avoid being eaten by a shark. - (Baker & Taylor)
Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a trip to a Pacific Island, where the Magic School Bus provides them with individual submarines, and they learn about fish schools and the behavior of undersea animals--and try to avoid being eaten by a shark. - (Baker & Taylor)
The Magic School Bus is back and in the Branches line!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Seatbelts, everyone! The Magic School Bus is back and ready to ride again. Professor Frizzle's kid sister Fiona might be the new teacher at Walkerville Elementary, but she's got the same old motto: take chances, make mistakes, and get messy! When the class decides to go to Hawaii for their latest fieldtrip, they think they're in for rest, relaxation, and riding the waves. But when Wanda tries to save an endangered fish from a giant shark, its Wanda that needs saving. Luckily her own class learns something from a totally different type of school--fish!
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JUDY KATSCHKE is a bestselling author and children's television writer. She has written over 100 books for young readers, including chapter book series such as The Littlest Pet Shop, Marguerite Henry's Misty Inn, and Shopkins: Shoppies. Judy lives and works in New York City.
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Horn Book Guide Reviews
Ms. Frizzle's younger sister, Fiona, has taken over the class and takes the familiar group of kids on an undersea adventure. They learn some fish biology as they elude sharks in individual fish-shaped submarine pods. Ample illustrations and a mix of humor and scientific information make this first entry in a new chapter-book series accessible to young readers. Glos. Copyright 2018 Horn Book Guide Reviews.
Kirkus Reviews
The updated Magic School Bus Rides Again TV series tempts newly independent readers and science lovers with an early chapter book about fish adaptations.Those familiar with the original cartoon will notice some differences in the cast and their appearances in the illustrations (done by 9story): Phoebe is gone, replaced by Jyoti, who appears to be Indian, and Wanda's features are less stereotypically East Asian, though she still has olive skin and black hair. All of the kids appear slightly older and more sophisticated than their counterparts from the previous series. But the biggest change is their teacher, Ms. Frizzle's younger sister, Fiona Frizzle, who is young, thin, white, and wears her wavy hair down but still has clothing that matches the theme (though it isn't as outlandish as her sister's) and abides by the same motto: "Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy." The kids do all of that and more on a midwinter trip to Hawaii. While everyone else wants to relax, Wanda wants to help/save some species, and while snorkeling, she spies just the one: a bluestripe snapper that is alone and seems vulnerable. Individual fish-shaped submarines, courtesy of the bus, allow the students to explore how fish use their fins, swim bladders, and lateral lines to swim and survive both individually and as a school, and the classmates use their newfound knowledge to save Wanda from a threatening shark. Backmatter includes a glossary and the usual end-of-episode questions that sort fact from fiction. Finished illustrations not seen. Ride on, Magic School Bus! (Informational fiction. 5-8) Copyright Kirkus 2017 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved.
