The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor (1992)

While studying ocean animals, Mrs. Fizzle drove the school bus into the ocean and explored the underwater world. I will teach the students about sea life, ocean animals, and different parts of the ocean.

The Magic School Bus books have always been a favorite of mine. They contain fantastic pictures where the characters exhibit thought and dialogue bubbles which kids could learn how to read them from left to right/ top to bottom in the proper order. This book also contains great vocabulary over the ocean, its floor and the creatures that inhabit it. This book could be used in a science ocean lesson as well as a literature lesson.

The book is a fun educational book about what you can find in the ocean and at the bottom of the ocean. The book is very accurate when talking about the mammals and other things in the ocean through a witty way of a school bus submarine. The author does a great job organizing her information so the reader doesn't get confused and fully understands all the information. Given that the story has an interesting twist with the field trip when they go underwater it helps reel in the reader. I think that the simple fact of the bus turning into a submarine will grab any childs attention plus all the factual information given makes this book a must read.

Ms. Frizzles takes the class swimming. A class trip to the ocean proves to be another wonderful learning adventure.

A story about the class going into the ocean and learning about all the different things that live on the ocean floor.