Medieval Castle (Ms. Frizzle's Adventures)
by Joanna Cole
The Magic School Bus (Ms. Frizzle's Adventures — )
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When Ms. Frizzle and her student Arnold follow an underground passage beneath Craig's Castle Shop and find themselves in the middle of a siege of a 12th century English castle, they learn a great deal about both castles and the Middle Ages.Tags
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This story is about Mrs. Frizzle and Arthur taking a trip back in time to a medieval castle and walking around discovering things about the lives of the different kinds of people who lived there such as peasants an knights, what kind of jobs they had, the construction of castles, some medieval war tactics, and different rooms in castles. This is all done while telling a story and illustrating the book in different sections in a comic like form. I think this book would be a really good additional material in a unit on medieval times, or to have in your library to accompany your magic school bus books, or to have for readers who enjoy informational texts a little more.
Media: pen, watercolor, color pencil, gouache
Media: pen, watercolor, color pencil, gouache
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Joanna Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey on August 11, 1944. She attended the University of Massachusetts, Indiana University, and City College of New York where she earned a degree in Psychology. Ms. Cole has worked as an elementary school teacher, a librarian, and a children's book editor. As a child, she loved science and explaining things show more and this is why she started writing children's books. She writes fiction and non-fiction titles. Her most well-known series are the Magic School Bus and the "Body." Cole's books have received a number of honors. A Horse's Body and A Snake's Body were both named Outstanding Science Trade Books for children by the joint committee of the National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council. In 1982, A Snake's Body was named a Children's Choice Book by the joint committee of the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council. Both A Cat's Body and A Bird's Body were Junior Literary Guild selections. In 1991, she was awarded the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Nonfiction award. Joanna Cole, who wrote over 250 books for children, died on July 12, 2020 at the age of 75. 030 (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Medieval Castle (Ms. Frizzle's Adventures) (Ms. Frizzle's Adventures)
- Original publication date
- 2002
- People/Characters
- Ms. Frizzle; Arnold; Craig; Crystal; Lord Robert; Lady Anne (show all 7); Baron Griffin
- Important places
- Craig's Castle Shop; Castle
- Dedication
- For Sir Cooper Garff
--J.C.
For Janet Carlile,
whose friendship and love
have withstood the siege of time
in the Castle Keep of our hearts.
--B.D. - First words
- It was a bright Saturday morning, and I, Ms. Frizzle, was on the move!
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And Ms. Frizzle really did wear a knight's armor. You know how she loves dressing up!
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- Reviews
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- Rating
- (4.32)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 3
- ASINs
- 1
