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Available
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Description
Join the class as they learn about volcanoes. It's an explosive field trip you won't want to miss!
Publication
Scholastic Paperbacks (1996), 32 pages
Pages
32
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ISBN
0590508350 / 9780590508353
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1996
Physical description
32 p.; 8.06 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member bhatzl
Great quick read to help teach students a bit about volcanoes. Much of the information is true but there is also some fantasy added in to make it exciting and fun to read! This book helps describe how one underwater volcano can become an island. Could be a great way to introduce a new science unit!
LibraryThing member rklantz
In this Magic School Bus book, Ms. Frizzle takes her class on an adventure to discover a brand new island. The island turns out to be a volcano. The students learn all about lava and how volcanoes are formed. This would be a fun book for teachers to read to their students or have their students
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LibraryThing member Katina_DeBerry
There is no such thing as an ordinary day in Ms. Frizzle’s class. When the class doesn’t have all of the pieces that they need to put together a globe, they set off to find a new island that has not been discovered. The class boards their school bus and journeys deep into the ocean to find an
The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top was a very fun story. I loved the graphics and the placement of the words on the page. It was a combination of a traditional book and a comic book. I know that there is often a debate on whether or not these books are actually nonfiction. I have seen them referred to as hybrid books because they combine fiction and nonfiction. I have also seen them being referred to as Information Picture Books. I think that this is a better description. The concept that Joanna Cole was trying to convey is factual, and there are some details in the book that are accurate; however, the overall storyline is fiction. I was curious as to whether or not a child would be able to separate the fact from the fiction. I have a six-year-old daughter, and she loves to read. I asked her to read the book, and to tell me what she thought about it. After she read the book, she said that it was really cool and that she learned a new word (magma). She didn’t understand the entire process of how volcanoes are formed, but the book did provide some information, and it peaked her interest about the subject. The memo at the back of the book provided additional information that helped her to better understand the subject. Even though Ms. Frizzle signs the note, it explained the scientific process without the use of fictitious elements.
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earthquake that will eventually form an island. The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top was a very fun story. I loved the graphics and the placement of the words on the page. It was a combination of a traditional book and a comic book. I know that there is often a debate on whether or not these books are actually nonfiction. I have seen them referred to as hybrid books because they combine fiction and nonfiction. I have also seen them being referred to as Information Picture Books. I think that this is a better description. The concept that Joanna Cole was trying to convey is factual, and there are some details in the book that are accurate; however, the overall storyline is fiction. I was curious as to whether or not a child would be able to separate the fact from the fiction. I have a six-year-old daughter, and she loves to read. I asked her to read the book, and to tell me what she thought about it. After she read the book, she said that it was really cool and that she learned a new word (magma). She didn’t understand the entire process of how volcanoes are formed, but the book did provide some information, and it peaked her interest about the subject. The memo at the back of the book provided additional information that helped her to better understand the subject. Even though Ms. Frizzle signs the note, it explained the scientific process without the use of fictitious elements.
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LibraryThing member NMiller22
The students learn about volcanoes under the water. This book is based on the MAGIC SCHOOL BUS series written by Joanna Cole.
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QE521 .H47