The Magic School Bus Sleeps for the Winter

Magic School Bus Science Readers

by Eva Moore, Carolyn Bracken (Illustrator), Joanna Cole

[Scholastic Reader Level 2]

Based upon the award-winning series, Magic School Bus Scholastic Readers make learning an adventure!

Ms. Frizzle always takes her class on cool trips. This time, they head to Animal Land Park, and the bus turns into a bear. When it starts to get cold, the bear goes to sleep. What should the class do?

Hop on the Magic School Bus and learn all about how different kinds of animals survive through the winter.

Genres: Science, Animals, Picture Books, Childrens, Nonfiction

32 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2005

Reviews

[Joan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is really a spin off series not written or illustrated by the original people. Nonetheless, it is a decent quality title, solid science being taught in a fun way to beginning students. This has always been a superb series and the publishers seem to be trying to maintain the quality of the work. Presumably this was ok'd by Cole since her name was on as advisor or something. I'm doing this review without the book in hand so cannot check on specific position Cole had with this book. We can always use more books on hibernation and this one covered more than most books for kids on the subject, including fish for example. Definitely recommended.

[K Morlando · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Kelly Chester · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great book

[Melissa Namba · Rating 3 out of 5]

Slightly less informative than other Magic School Bus books. There are fewer insightful asides and I'm not a fan of the bus turning into a bear.

[Mariah Roze · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love using these books in my science class! They are great and really informational :)

[Caitlin Ranta · Rating 3 out of 5]

1. It's fall time in Ms. Frizzle's classroom and the children are interested in learning about hibernation. Ms. Frizzle knows exactly how to teach them about it. They take a ride on the magic school bus where the bus becomes these different animals. While the bus hibernates, they exit the bus and get these magic glasses. They end the day with a parents night.
2. I'm not sure how much of a connection I can make with this book. Except for when I was in elementary school learning about how certain animals hibernate and what hibernation actually was. It probably relates to different books, not only Magic School Bus books, but others too.
3. I thought this Magic School Bus book was kind of cute. I like how instead of having pages written, they actually show the different students talking through the pictures. This book is fun and easy for children to read, while teaching a great lesson too.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is another fun story in the Magic School Bus Science Readers series. We've read so many Magic School Bus books that the characters feel like old friends.

This is a fun story about what different animals do during the wintertime. It depicts how some are active, some hibernate and some are dormant, lightly hibernating and able to get up for brief periods during the winter. The illustrations are typical for this series and the narrative is short, perfect for beginning readers. We enjoyed reading this story together.

[Rosa Cline · Rating 5 out of 5]

As all the Magic School Bus this book won't fail in entertainment plus education. The listener-reader will enjoy what they are listening to-reading and won't have a second thought about learning about how animals hibernate for the winter. It goes into details about a bear primarily but it does point out other animals and where they hibernate and also points out that sea-lake creatures hibernate as well. This has a story to follow but also has small paragraphs at the bottom of each page telling more details about true simple facts.

You simple can't go wrong with Magic School Bus a very fun way of mixing reading with learning Science. And this one incorporates animals simply a good book.

[Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

My 4 1/2 year old loves the Magic School Bus, what a wonderful series of books and movies! Can't get enough!

[Emerson and Theodore · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read by uncle mark in Palm Desert.

[K.C. · Rating 5 out of 5]

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