Author/Illustrator: Joanna Cole/Bruce Degen
http://www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/books/cole.htm
Cole has worked as an elementary school teacher, a librarian, and a children's book editor. She has written more than 90 nonfiction and fiction books for children. She is also the winner of the 1991 Washington Post /Children's Book Guild Nonfiction award. Being able to write the Magic School Bus books allows her to involve her two favorite things into one science and her sense of humor!
Synopsis:
This book is about Ms. Frizzle taking her students on a wild ride to the rainforest to figure out why her cocoa tree is not producing cocoa beans. The students get in the bus and experience a bunch of rain, bugs, trees, animals, and they work together to solve the problem of the cocoa bean producing problem. They learn about different information about the rainforests and enjoy another exhilarating field trip with the Frizz!
Pre Reading Activity:
Activity:
Have students brainstorm and write down,with a partner, what a rainforest is and what kind of animals can be found in the rainforest.
Post Reading Activity:
Activity:
After reading the story, have the students become reporters and look up information on the computer about rainforests around the world. Have them report their findings of how much of the rainforest is left and what some people can do to help save the rainforests. You can also have students create posters to Save the Rainforest!
Reflection:
I think that not only this book, but all of the Magic School Bus books are wonderful books to use because they all have detailed information about the topics at hand. This book is filled with information on every page about rainforests. The books also always have the students coming up with the solution to the problem at hand which is important for students to understand. This is because the students are the ones that need to be involved in learning about the subject in a hands-on way. It is not possible for a bus to transform into different things and have the students explore different places all over the world in a school day's time, but students will enjoy the wild ride that Ms. Frizzle takes each time they read a Magic School Bus book!
I love the magic school bus books! They are very informational and they have videos to use with the books! I think kids will enjoy this book and Ms. Frizzle!
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