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Books in Magic School Bus Chapter Book series

  • The Magic School Bus: Gets A Bright Idea, The: A Book About Light

    Nancy White, John Speirs

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Nov. 1, 1999)
    Ms. Frizzle's class thinks the PTA light show is pretty wild, but really surprising things happen when Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus arrive to teach about the properties of light. Original. TV tie-in.
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  • The Magic School Bus: Butterfly And The Bog Beast, The

    Nancy Krulik, The Thompson Brothers

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, June 1, 1996)
    Suggesting the name of Walkersville Elementary Butterflies for the soccer team, Phoebe is teased by her classmates, who believe butterflies are far from exciting until Ms. Frizzle takes them on another wild Magic School Bus ride. Original.
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  • Inside The Earth

    Joanna Cole

    Hardcover (Scholastic Press, Oct. 1, 1987)
    Ms. Frizzle and her pupils embark on a rock-collecting field-trip aboard the Magic School Bus that takes them to the very center of the earth as they search for sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rocks
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  • Liz Sorts It Out

    Tracey West, Caroline Bracken

    Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Nov. 1, 1998)
    When Arnold and Koesha try to organize Arnold's rock collection, they are unable to agree on the best way to sort the rocks, until Liz comes up with a rock-solid solution that makes everyone proud. Original.
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  • Magic School Bus Science

    Joanna Cole

    Paperback (Scholastic (1999-2002), March 15, 2002)
    Get ready for some serious science fun when Ms. Frizzle takes the kids on exciting field trips! These Magic School Bus Science Chapter Books are especially enjoyed by 2nd and 3rd graders. Books include: #1, The Truth about Bats; #2, The Search for the Missing Bones; #3, The Wild Whale Watch; #4, Space Explorers; #5, Twister Trouble; #6, The Giant Germ; #7, The Great Shark Escape; #8, Penguin Puzzle; #10, Expedition Down Under; #11, Insect Invaders; #12, Amazing Magnetism; #13, Polar Bear Patrol. Bonus booklet: Field Trip Facts: Notes from Ms. Frizzle's Kids, with excerpts from books 1-20.
  • The Magic School Bus Spins A Web: A Book About Spiders

    Joanna Cole, Jim Durk, Bruce Degen

    Mass Market Paperback (Scholastic Paperbacks, Nov. 1, 1997)
    Transporting her class via the Magic School Bus inside a science fiction movie about giant bugs, Ms. Frizzle teaches the kids about the eight-legged master trapper, the spider. Original.
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  • The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top

    Joanna Cole, Bob Ostrom

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback, Feb. 1, 1996)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Once again, Ms. Frizzle gets her class right in the ""thick"" of things--this time, they're right in the thick ooze of an underwater volcano's magma chamber!
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  • Rocky Road Trip

    Judith Stamper, Hope Gangloff

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Nov. 1, 2004)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a trip out West to identify some rocks one of her classmates brought to school.
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  • Space Explorers

    Eva Moore, Ted Enik

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Oct. 1, 2000)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Carlos and his classmates join Ms. Frizzle on an expedition to outer space where they learn about the solar system.
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  • The Truth About Bats

    Eva Moore, Ted Enik

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Jan. 1, 2000)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Ms. Frizzle takes her students all over the country looking for bats, and in the process the students learn all about these flying mammals.
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  • The Wild Whale Watch

    Eva Moore, John Speirs

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, May 1, 2000)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Wanda and her classmates accompany Ms. Frizzle on a whale watch, where they learn about whales and have incredible adventures.
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  • Amazing Magnetism

    Rebecca Carmi, John Speirs

    School & Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Nov. 1, 2002)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When Ms. Frizzle has the crazy idea of challenging Mr. Order's class to a science contest involving magnetism, the class finds out they have a natural attraction to the subject.
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