The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs (1994)

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4) Grades 2-3

5) Ms. Frizzle has decided to take the class to meet her old friend who happens to be a paleontologist. When they arrive Ms. Frizzle's friend tells the class that they have located dinosaur eggs but are unable to find the nest. Using the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle and her class travel back in time to locate the lost nest.

6) An activity that students can do is for them to pick their favorite dinosaur that they saw in the book and do research on the dinosaur of their choosing. Then have them right a short paragraph about what is unique about their dinosaur.

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An informational text that can be used to introduce students to the idea of the study of dinosaurs. This sort of informational text incorporates narrative text therefore making the facts and details are intertwined throughout the story. It makes the reading and learning much more plausible and realistic. It is a fun and engaging story that allows kids to get excited about the study of dinosaurs!

If you like dinosaurs, then this book is for you! Packed with information about dinosaurs of all kinds with the craziness you'd expect from Ms. Frizzle. ( )

I feel like children would really like this book because it has a lot of dinosaur facts throughout along with their pictures. Magic School Bus books always make topics seem so fun to learn about. The only negative thing about this book is every page is very busy with lots of side notes and dialogue boxes- so be aware that this may not a good book to do a read aloud to a classroom. ( )