The Magic School Bus Goes Upstream: A Book About Salmon Migration

Magic School Bus TV Tie-Ins

by Nancy E. Krulik, Nancy Stevenson (Illustrator), Joanna Cole

A book about salmon migration, from the animated television series on the Learning Channel.

Genres: Science, Childrens, Animals, Picture Books, Stem, Kids

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Nancy Krulik is the author of more than 100 books for children and young adults, including three New York Times bestsellers. She is best known, however, for being the author and creator of the Katie Kazoo Switcheroo book series, which has brought her to the attention of second, third, and fourth graders nationwide.

Nancy has also written extensively for teens and is well known as a biographer of Hollywood's hottest young stars. Her knowledge of the details of celebrities lives has made her a desired guest on several entertainment shows on the E! network as well as on Extra and Access Hollywood. She can be seen there talking about the secret lives of such celebs as Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Britney Spears, Hilary Duff, and Frankie Muniz. Nancy has also been a guest on radio broadcasts nationwide discussing the superstars she has researched over the years.

As the author of several teen and preteen advice books, including Grosset and Dunlap's Prom!: The Complete Guide to a Truly Spectacular Night, Nancy has been interviewed by several prominent magazines including Cosmo Girl, Teen, Teen People, Seventeen, and Teen Celebrity. She has also been the celebrity guest for three Teen People chat presentations. Nancy has recently begun to delve into the teen novel market, writing four romances for young adults, all of which will be published between 2004 and 2005.

Nancy currently lives in Manhattan with her husband, composer Daniel Burwasser, their two children, Amanda and Ian, and a crazed cockerspaniel named Pepper .

Reviews

[Aneesa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Salmon are amazing!!!

[Deanna Sutter · Rating 3 out of 5]

My kids like them. My only problem with the series is that I don't like how the kids talk to each other in some instances. I don't allow that in my home. When I read it out loud I just omit those exchanges.

[Set · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like that they showed the different between a male and female salmon. The children became eggs from the female bus and then become fertilized. *Shock* LOL The tv show books are less informative and more humor and action filled. The teaching point is how salmon migrate from salt water to fresh water to mate and then the hatchling migrate to salt water repeating the cycle again.

[K Morlando · Rating 5 out of 5]

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

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an interesting look at how Salmon spawn, with the Magic School Bus kids on yet another fantastic field trip. The Magic School Bus books are great for parents to read to children; the narrative is short enough to keep their interest and I often learn something too. There's an ecological message to this story as well (in the "Letters" section, where the threat of overfishing and pollution prevents many salmon from completing their journey.

[alana · Rating 3 out of 5]

So I'm not sure if that casual fertilization of school children in salmon eggs is the most brilliant or the most disturbing illustration I've seen in a kid's book. However, the whole turning into baby fish with kid faces is guaranteed to give me the nightmares. Some good facts about salmon migration are mixed in among the TV episode fluff drama. I read this aloud to the bump and addressed the fact babe will eat lots of salmon and other fish in the future thanks to dad. But I do love they end up with fish-shaped potato cakes in the end!

[Peter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic Magic School Bus, an educational story about the journey of salmon.

[Luca B · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like all of the Magic School Bus books, and ESPECIALLY this one. I did not know that salmon migrate.