Written by Joanna Cole
Illustrated by Bruce Degen
Informational book 3
Alright first off, I love the Magic School Bus books. I loved the TV show when I was growing up and I can remember so many facts because of the shows and the books. This book is not an exception. I love how the information is intertwined in a fun filled class trip. These are great books for students because the students can easily relate to the characters. Arnold does not like insects, someone in your classroom might be terrified of insects as well. This makes the book very relate-able to different types of students in your classroom. The information is the story is in the story itself, but is also in the fun pictures. I love how a lot of the information is put along the side of the illustrations. Most of them look like papers students wrote about the topic. There are also ones for vocabulary, which is a great thing to include! The illustrations also make the book very funny! I love the cartoon style! It teaches children how to read that type of writing style as well as a regular story style.The one downfall I do see to this story is for reluctant readers. Each page has a lot going on it. A student could feel overwhelmed at not be able to read it. Also since there is a lot going on, a student could feel lost and not know where to start. Both of these things deter a student from reading it, but I feel if the teacher read a similar story to them, they would have a better idea on how to read them. There is so much information to learn from this book. I wish I would have had this book in 5th grade. It would have been my go to book, but instead I checked out tons of books about bees from the library!
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