The Magic School Bus Gets Planted: A Book About Photosynthesis

Magic School Bus TV Tie-Ins

by Joanna Cole, Lenore Notkin, Bob Ostrom (Illustrator)

In a young reader's introduction to plants and the science behind how they grow, Ms. Frizzle's class searches for a beanstalk for the class play, and fans are invited to participate with the accompanying seeds, pots, and stickers. Original.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Childrens, Picture Books, Kids, 2nd Grade, Education

32 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 1997

About the author

Joanna Cole, who also wrote under the pseudonym B. J. Barnet, was an author of children’s books who teaches science.

She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.

Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.

Reviews

[B · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 stars.

I read this at a library when I was board, and it was fine I guess for a children's book. I don't remember anything about it, but it was short and the illustrations were good!

Content/ Trigger Warnings- don't remember any, sorry!

Review written on 20th December, 2022.

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1 star- Hardly liked anything/was disappointed
2 star- Had potential but did not deliver/was disappointed
3 stars- Was ok but could have been better/was average/Enjoyed a lot but something was missing
4 stars- Loved a lot but something was missing
5 stars- Loved it/new favourite

[Angela]

Grade- 2nd
Topic: Plants, life cycle

This is a fun content book that is appropriate for learning about plants and living organisms in the 2nd grade. After reading the book, I would have the students draw a picture of a plant and its surroundings. The students would have to represent the needs of a plant.

[Anna Davis · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for helping students understand the process of photosynthesis. This book takes the students through every stage of how plants gain their energy and use sunlight to transform its rays into energy and oxygen.

[Set · Rating 5 out of 5]

The class learns about photosynthesis when they need to create a large beanstalk for their play Jack and the Beanstalk. I vaguely remember Phoebe transforming into a plant when I was in grade school. Very nostalgic.

[Grant Thomas]

Another adventure for Ms. Frizzle's class, this time they explore the world of plants.

[K Morlando · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was great. It did a better job of explaining things than some of the other new generation books. Bonus, my daughter fell asleep before the end, 9 of 10 times we read it.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another fun story in the Magic School Bus series of science books. We've read so many of these stories that the characters feel like old friends. This book teaches about the necessary ingredients to make plants grow and I thought that it was good timing to read this story since we planted our garden the day after we read this book. As always, this was an informative and fun book to read aloud.

[BookeryBliss · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Magic School Bus books are educational in a cute and fun way. My kids get hooked on them over and over again.

[Cassie]

The class takes a trip into a plant to find out what they eat.