The Magic Bus Lost in the Solar System (The Magic Bus) - Softcover

Cole, Joanna; Degen, Bruce

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0862728673 ISBN 13: 9780862728670

Publisher: Kingfisher Books, 1992

Synopsis

One of a series of science books combining information and humour. A school class visits the planetarium, but they find it closed. On the way back to school, however, their magic bus blasts off into space and they are on the way to learning about the solar system at first hand.

About this title

About the Author

Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, the author and illustrator of the Magic School Bus books, have collaborated for twenty years, bringing humor and true kidlike curiosity to science and learning. Booklist heralded Ms. Frizzle as "the wackiest, wisest teacher in picture books." Two MSB titles have been named School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, and they have won countless state book awards, from New York to Nebraska.

From School Library Journal

The planetarium is closed for repairs, so the Magic School Bus blasts off on a real tour of the solar system. After their previous field trips, the children in Ms. Frizzle's class are all blase about such things; as they land on the Moon, Venus, and Mars, and fly by the other planets and the Sun, they comment on what they see, generate a blizzard of one- or two-sentence reports on special topics and--even while Ms. Frizzle is temporarily left behind in the asteroid belt--crack terrible jokes ("Could Saturn take a bath? Yes, but it might leave a ring!"). Although some of the information is radically simplified--people are said to float in space because "without a large mass nearby . . . they do not have weight"--Cole keeps the narrative specific without burdening it with loads of facts. Degen's fresh, energetic illustrations complement the breathless pace perfectly. A first-class introduction to the planets, fine for pleasure or purpose reading. --John Peters, New York Public Library
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Edition details

• Publisher: Kingfisher Books
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0862728673
• ISBN 13: 9780862728670
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48