The Magic School Bus in the Bat Cave

This story of the magic school bus is all about bats. Ms.Frizzle starts out talking about bats and the children of course ask questions. Tim states that there are bats at his house and his dad could help them study bats. So they all take a field trip down to Tim's house. When they arrive to Tim's house,brown little bats are hanging from the roof. Ms.Frizzle explains how they sleep and why they sleep where and how they do. They then get back into the bus and head through the forest to go to the cave where the bats used to live. When they arrive to the cave, there are a bunch of bats hanging from the ceiling. They enter the cave quietly and explain the what bats eat, and how they go about their life.

This book is a good book. I learned show more things I didn't know about bats. I think this would be good for my friends to read if they ever needed information on bats.The book is very simple but of course straight to the point and educational. It definitely has good information especially for younger aged group people. If anyone ever needed to have a bit of information about bats I would tell them this book has a good basic set up for bats. show less

This is a good example of an informational book, since it delves into facts about bats. This book is condensed for a younger audience, such as second graders. It fetchers colorful cartoon pictures of the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle and students, with fewer words than the standard chapter book versions. Our fictional characters take us on a wild ride investigating how bat survive.
Media: pencil, water color

Early Novel

Age Appropriateness: Intermediate
Media: Pen and Ink
Genre: Science fiction / Informational

The Magic School Bus is definitely a series that I want in my classroom. I loved reading them as a kid. This is a science fiction book because the author has taken the real world and placed fictional components within it. We see the main characters in a classroom similar to that of one’s we have all been in, but this class takes trips in its school bus that are impossible. For example in this story the bus turns into a bat and they fly around the bat caves. The book discusses realistic facts and what they see on their adventures is realistic, it’s just that it is impossible to turn a bus into a bat. This book also fits into the show more informational category because throughout the book the reader finds facts about different bat species. In the back of the show less

Genre: Fantasy/Informational
Age Appropriateness: Primary
Review: This book is a good example of fantasy because the narrative is a believable world created away from reality. The story includes a flying bus, which would not be seen in reality. In addition, the story informs readers about bats. Ms. Frizzle and her class go on another adventure in the Magic School Bus to a bat cave where they learn more about the animal's habitat and lifestyle.
Media: This book is a good example of ink and wash because the illustrations are outlined in ink then filled in and embellished with a watercolor wash. The various colors, characters, and objects bring the text to life.

This informational fantasy book took Ms. Frizzle, her class, and the Magic school bus on a "field trip" to a student's house where they meet some bats. They learn about the helpful nature of bats, the dangers of bats, and the different kind of bats.

Genre: Fantasy
Media: Ink and Color Wash
Age Appropriateness: Primary
This book is based off of the TV Series, The Magic School Bus. Mrs. Frizzle and her class are studying bats and take a field trip to one of the students houses where there are bats living there. They research where the bats came from and what they eat and how they sleep. Just like the tv series, there bus changes into things, this time a bat. This book is a good example of a fantasy because this wouldn't happen in real life. There is not a school bus that changes into an animal or can fly.

light discussion about the different aspects of bats and how they survive
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