Giant Germ (Rise and Shine)

Learn all about germs when Ms. Frizzle's class takes another exciting field trip!

Ms. Frizzle takes her class on amazing field trips in the Magic School Bus. They never know what will happen when they get on the bus, but they always learn something new about science!In THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS CHAPTER BOOK #6: THE GIANT GERM, a class picnic in the park becomes an exploration of the mini world of microbes. Even though microbes are tiny, they have huge effects on the world. Ms. Frizzle and her class get into trouble when they run into a giant germ!

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.

John Speirs is the creator of the Best Holiday Hunt Ever series, which also includes The Best Christmas Hunt Ever and The Best Easter Hunt Ever. He has also illustrated several readers for Scholastic, including Magic School Bus chapter books and Black Beauty. He resides in Surrey, England.