The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive (Magic School Bus Series)

by Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen, Bruce Degan, Bruce Degen (Created by)

Overview

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back!

When the Magic School Bus turns into a beehive, Ms. Frizzle's class learns firsthand about how workers, drones, and the queen bees live together. Readers will be abuzz with knowledge as they discover how honeybees find food; make a comb, honey, and beeswax; and care for their young, all from the bee's perspective.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780590257213
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/01/1998
Series:	Magic School Bus Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	15,359
Product dimensions:	8.91(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.11(d)
Lexile:	AD520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, the author and illustrator of the Magic School Bus books, have collaborated for twenty years, bringing humor and true kidlike curiosity to science and learning. Booklist heralded Ms. Frizzle as "the wackiest, wisest teacher in picture books." Two MSB titles have been named School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, and they have won countless state book awards, from New York to Nebraska.

Editorial Reviews

Readers buzz off on another fact filled adventure. This time the kids and the Friz turn into bees and young readers learn all about how they live, work, reproduce and communicate. The story and pages are crammed with fascinating facts such as how an ordinary bee becomes the queen, the various roles and duties of bees, and how bees make that sweet delicious honey.

Children's Literature - Marilyn Courtot

Gr 1-4Nobody can organize a field trip like the indomitable Ms. Frizzle! This time out she introduces her class to the insect kingdom via an excursion through a honeybee hive. Garbed in bee costumes complete with antennae, and sprayed with the proper pheromones, the students are accepted by the workers and allowed to perform such chores as foraging for nectar and pollen, building honeycombs, making honey, and feeding larvae. They also have the opportunity to observe typical honeybee behavior. The field trip ends with a bit of drama when a bear tries to raid the hive. A plethora of pseudo school reports provide additional information on the topic. Degen's colorful and amusing cartoons heighten the adventures. Clearly written and well organized, this new title presents accurate scientific information leavened with a touch of humor that is never condescending. The character of the magical Ms. Frizzle is as well developed and intriguing as ever. Charles Micucci's The Life and Times of the Honeybee (Ticknor & Fields, 1995) provides greater detail on honeybee behavior, but Cole's title is more tightly organized. It lacks the close-up color photography provided in Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagel's excellent Life of the Honeybee (Carolrhoda, 1986) but it provides much the same general information and will be a good companion volume. This title will leave the legion of fans of the "Magic School Bus" series clamoring for more.Karey Wehner, San Francisco Public Library

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