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Shows and Tells
SCHOLASTIC’S THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS SHOWS AND TELLS: A Book About Archaeology
ISBN 0-590-92242-4
Ms. Frizzle’s class is in a show-and-tell contest. Arnold brings in a strange old object - an artifact - to show. But since nobody knows what it is, there’s nothing to tell! Where did it come from? And what does it do? That’s just what Ms. Frizzle’s class tries to find out - just like real archaeologists. Using clues from the artifact, the kids make educated guesses about its uses. And to help them test their guesses, the Friz turns the bus into a magical time-traveling Suppose-a-Tron! This is one archaeological adventure you’ll really dig!
 
Gets Planted
SCHOLASTIC’S THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS GETS PLANTED: A Book About Photosynthesis
ISBN 0-590-92246-7
Ms. Frizzle’s class is putting on the play "Jack and the Beanstalk." And it’s Phoebe’s job to grow the beanstalk. But the plant looks more like a beansprout than a beanstalk! What’s she doing wrong? In order to find out, the Friz turns Phoebe into a bean plant. And the rest of the class takes a trip into a nearby plant to find out what plants eat. Join the gang as they get to the root of the matter, and learn all about a plant’s private food factory!
 
Goes Upstream
SCHOLASTIC’S THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS GOES UPSTREAM: A Book About Salmon Migration
ISBN 0-590-92232-7
It’s time for Walkerville Elementary’s annual Fish Fry - and Ms. Frizzle’s class is planning to bring salmon. But there seem to be no salmon left in the sea. Where did they all go? And why? In order to fish for answers, Ms. Frizzle turns the bus into a salmon. And suddenly the gang joins a whole group of real salmon on their way to a freshwater stream - they’re migrating! Join the kids and the Friz as they follow salmon on an incredible journey!
 
Taking Flight
SCHOLASTIC’S THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS TAKING FLIGHT: A Book About Flight
ISBN 0-590-73871-2
How do things fly? That’s what Ms. Frizzle and her class find out when they are shrunk inside a model airplane. Learn how a plane gets up in the air, stays up, and is steered. This is one uplifting field trip!
 
Spins a Web
SCHOLASTIC’S THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS SPINS A WEB: A Book About Spiders
ISBN 0-590-92234-3
Ms. Frizzle and her class are at a drive-in movie. An army is trying to kill a giant praying mantis. And that makes Phoebe angry! She thinks the army should just trap the big bug, not kill it. So, the Friz starts up the Magic School Bus and drives right into the movie. And the class learns some tricks from a master trapper - the spider! Come on a silver-screen adventure and learn how spiders trap their prey.