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The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane by Joanna Cole, Bruce Degen

celtic_oracle's review against another edition

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4.0

I re-learned stuff I had forgotten, and a few new things too. A great way to make science fun.

andrejt's review against another edition

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4.0

A great book for young children interested in weather. It has an adventure story (inside a hurricane!), goofy dialogs, concise side panels with weather facts (e.g., why it is calm in the eye of a hurricane), and simple DIY experiments (e.g., to prove that hot air expands).

scoobygirl93's review against another edition

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4.0

Read aloud to River 

linyarai's review against another edition

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adventurous funny informative fast-paced

4.0

hldillon's review against another edition

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5.0

A mix of fiction and nonfiction, Mrs. Frizzle takes her class to a bee hive and ends up getting an 'inside' look at what it really takes to maintain a colony of bees. Very informational. Does include side reports from students that provide more facts on the topic being discussed.

a_manning11's review against another edition

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4.0

I had my problems at first with the blending of fact and fiction, but the book includes well-done pages at the back of the book that clarify this issue in a humorous way.

The factual information included in this book is accurate and well-presented. Some readers may struggle with having to guide their own reading, since this book is not written in uninterrupted narrative. The reading experience is similar to a graphic novel.

Any reader will go away with some new knowledge on bees.

danyell19's review against another edition

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fast-paced

4.5

elisetheninth's review against another edition

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4.0

Dad brought this one home for me after flying out of a hurricane down in Florida. :)

jeremiah042's review against another edition

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4.0

Lots of information here, as well as silly. Great into to hurricanes.

sean67's review against another edition

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4.0

When is a book fiction and when is it non-fiction?
This one bleeds between the two, with lots of information about hurricanes but with a fictional story about the character involved, oh and there is that bit about a magic flying bus.
Anyway this is very informative, and educational, but also has entertainment value.