The Magic School Bus Taking Flight: A Book About Flight

Magic School Bus TV Tie-Ins

by Gail Herman, Carolyn Bracken (Illustrator)

In order to discover how things fly, Ms. Frizzle and her class are shrunk inside Wanda and Tim's model airplane and learn about how wings and moving air affect flight in a series of high adventure. Original.

Genres: Science, Picture Books, Childrens, School, Transport, Aviation

80 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1997

About the author

Gail Herman, formerly a children's book editor in New York City, has written picture books, easy-to-reads, and chapter books, including many titles in the Who Was/What Was series. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts with her family.

Reviews

[ramezan · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Samantha Cucchiarella · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is about Ms. Frizzle’s class taking another adventure in a model airplane. The students and Ms. Frizzle shrink to fit in the airplane and test it out. They fly around town using their knowledge of airplanes to help steer the plane and keep it in the air.

This is a fun book to introduce students to the topic of flying and airplanes. It has great illustrations to go with the text and keeps the reader engaged. I loved reading The Magic School Bus books when I was younger because they're a little informative in a joyful way.

One great quote from this books is “Bang! Boom! Bing! The bus transformed into the strangest flying machine Tim had ever seen.”

One book that would be great to pair with this book is “The Boy and the Airplane” by Mark Pett. It’s a wordless book so students can come up with the storyline based on the pictures. Another book to pair with this is “The Wright Brothers” by Pamela Duncan Edwards so students can learn how flying airplanes started.

[Kelsey Knight · Rating 3 out of 5]

Summary: Ms. Frizzle’s class was learning about airplanes. She shrunk them down and they went on a small airplane. On the airplane ride, the students learned how the airplane flies. The propeller on the plane stopped working and the class had to solve why that happened and how to fix the problem. They fixed the plane and won an award for the best flying skills.
Evaluation: This is a good book to teach about airplanes. I am not sure that this is a learning standard that needs to be taught. However, this would be an interesting read to keep in a classroom library. Magic School Bus books are silly, yet educational, which students love.
Teaching idea: Use this book to teach about airplanes, if that is a standard to be addressed.

[K Morlando · Rating 5 out of 5]

We love the magic school bus series of books, they are very educational!

[Diane Bateman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always look forward to a great book that I can read to my kids and it keeps them engaged . They asked tons of questions after I read this to them and they really loved it .

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fun book in the Magic School Bus series. With a career in aviation, I love to show our girls books that might inspire them to learn more about flying, aerodynamics and of course, airplanes. While they didn't go over the technical aspects of aerodynamics too much in this book, the kids in Ms. Frizzles class learn about how the control surfaces of the airplane work similarly to a bird's wings to help the plane turn, dive and soar. Once again, a fictional field trip proves to be a highly effective way to teach scientific principles. Our girls really enjoy these books!

[Eva · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mrs. Frizzle’s class takes a trip to the model airplane show and ends up taking a flight in a remote control plane. They are in for a wild run when the remote control gets broken and they have to figure out a way to land safely. My kids understand that adventures of the School Bus are not possible in real life and that makes them all the more exciting. The main flying concepts like “lift” and “push” are mentioned and illustrated. You can find more airplane books suggestions on Kid Minds website http://www.kidminds.org/2015/08/airpl...

[Diane ϟ [ Lestrange ] · Rating 5 out of 5]

My younger sister love this book and other MSB books. and for me yeah, very educational but my younger sister kind of didn't understand it if she read it by herself. Which live me, I have to do it for her.

[Modboy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not really a fan of this series but I suppose it's an exciting story for children and they might learn a thing or two about flight.

[Tammie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Aerodynamics
Flight controls
Plane comparison to birds

[Angie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I can't help but compare to the tv show, and the book lacks some luster.

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic MSB, good for a student learning about planes.