I would give this a three, only my son loves this book because he loves anything about ants. We read Ms Cole`s MAGIC SCHOOL BUS VISITS A BEEHIVE back to back with this. The comparison is too great. It would be terrific to see a layout of the ant colony`s system of tunnels and chambers. Also, no mention is made of the drones: in the story Phoebe says "Without the queen, there wouldn`t be eggs," but without drones, there wouldn`t be eggs, either. I don`t know if they showed them in the television show, but there were no pictures of the pupae, nor the interesting fact that the ants stroke them and receive a tasty secretion in return. The book was interesting, but short on information; more so than some of the others adapted from the TV series. If your child wants to find out about ants there are better books out there.

In this book a class ventures into the busy world of an ant farm. They learn all about the different roles of the different types of ants in each colony. The story is interesting to children and a lot of information about ant communities is presented.

This is a great book for kids to learn a great deal about life. Every parent should buy this for his or her child. Well worth the asking price.

I read a good book called The Magic School Bus Gets All Dried Up. The author of the Magic School bus is Joanna Cole. My favorite character is Ms. Frizzle. Ms. Frizzle is the type of teacher I would like to have because she is energetic and fun. I think I would learn alot of stuff if I were in her class because of all those field trips they go on. This is an educational book for children because there is alot of information you can learn. Sometimes they go to the zoo, beach, and other places. My favorite part of the book is when the bus shrinks into a small size so the class can have a closer look at things. These books are also a tv show. This is why I like this book, so go out and read it.

I SAW THIS MAGIC SCHOOL BUS STORY,ALL DRIED UP ON TV . I REALY REALY LOVE THIS BOOK. MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IS ARNOLD. I AM GONNA ASK MY DADDY TO BUY IT FOR ME.////// JAKE A. I AM 5 YEARS OLD

The Magic School Bus is an excellent science-based book collection, in which the indomitable Ms. Frizzle (wonderfully voiced by Lily Tomlin on the animated TV show) takes her grammar school kids on "Fantastic Voyage" like journeys in a shrinking school bus. . The bus takes the kids inside a book about Physics, where they enter a page about a baseball field with no friction. The kids learn about how throwing, running, and catching would work were there no friction.

Generally, the books are funny, have recognizable characters, and teach science principles in a clear, imaginative way. This book, however, was not as good as others I've read in the series: there is minimal use of "miniaturization" that makes the other books so clever and unique, the focus on friction is a bit too narrow, and the usually exciting escape from danger is on the tepid side. Still, its 30 pages contain bad puns, demonstrations of friction, and two friction experiments and the never-frazzled Ms. Frizzle. It's a mildly entertaining and informative book.

I'm 8 years old, and I've read alot of Magic School Busbooks. This book explains all about friction, forces, pushing andpulling.The book takes place in a magic book where the kids play baseball with no friction. I liked this book because I play baseball, and it would be hard to play without friction. I think that this book is better than the one about bats, and I REALLY liked that one. This book was one of the best I've read, so I suggest this book for your children.Kids, ask your parents to buy this book.

I bought this book because I have so many memories of playing many of these games when I was a little girl, and I wanted to share that experience with my child.

I was a little disappointed because many of the words are quite different from how I learned them. But it is probably unreasonable for me to expect anything different.

If you can get past the fact that these games aren't 100 percent identical to how you played them as a child, you'll find this to be a really helpful guide.

This books certainly brings back memories of games played on the playground at recess. Although some of the words are different than I learned them, as expected for such widely used rhymes, I recognized quite a few. One disappointment was that there is no indication of the music to go with each rhyme. The authors did not provide an indication of the notes to sing or even that it sounds like a common song. Also, there are some lyrics that are inappropriate for young children and others that are very sexist or condescending. This book is not for everyone and I would certainly not hand it to a young reader without editing it or carefully supervising the language used by the children.

First of all I have to say the "Autobus Magico"series are just great for kids. The pictures, the comments, they justfit perfectly for kids of all ages. All the data included, not only in this book, but in all of the series is precise and easily understandable for everybody. I've never read the english versions but the spanish versions are great for teachers and of course students. You can easily hear the ahhhhs! and ohhh's! when you go inside the volcanoes, and learning about lava, magma and melted rocks. My advice to you is: you want to teach kids get this book!

El Autobus Magico was a good book to read. It tells you about a classroom, that got stranded, on the way to the sound museum. The teacher, miss Frizzle and her student have to make a decision. Are we going to stay in this house with strange noises? Found out!

Fun on the run is a terrific way to keep everyone busy on those long car trips. Included are word games,songs,license plate games and jokes. Our family enjoyed all the songs and activities. This great book can be used by car,plane or dogsled,wherever you may go. Enjoy!

The Gator Girls are best friends who are all set to spend the summer doing their favorate summer activities together:swimming, roller-skating, visiting the local carnival etc. Their plans are upset when only one of them gets into a summer camp that will keep them apart and miserable for the entire vacation. By way of compensation, they try to do all the activities on their summer fun list in the one day they have before camp starts...this is a charming, humorous book that has become a summer vacation must for our family.

My four year old daughter loves this book. Her favorite parts are the knock-knock jokes and riddles. She likes to tell them over and over again. She even enjoys the more intense stories such as the one about Barry the St. Bernard.

I think everyone that reads this book will laugh, because it is like a funny song that someone wrote about someone that swalled a fly. The pitchures in this book are colorful but I also think they are borring.The story is a good book if your felling down because it will cheer you up.