Product Details

• Actors: Lily Tomlin, Daniel DeSanto, Erica Luttrell, Maia Filar, Tara Meyer
• Directors: Larry Jacobs
• Writers: Bruce Degen, Joanna Cole, Libby Hinson
• Producers: Patricia R. Burns, Stephen Hodgins, Steve Schnier
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: October 8, 2002
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00006G8K3
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,381 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "The Magic School Bus - Holiday Special" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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36 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 3 for 1 Extravaganza, September 22, 2004

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Pam Tee "Busy Mom" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Magic School Bus - Holiday Special (DVD)

This volume of Magic School Bus contains 3 different stories: Holiday Special, Rainforest, and All Dried Up.

The Holiday Special is all about the importance of recycling. At one point, for example, the kids are shown how much of the Bus is from recycled products; glass and aluminum, etc.

The Rainforest story hinges around cocoa and coca trees-- something I think most kids can relate to. The kids and Ms. Frizzle head off to rainforest when they can't make hot cocoa to find up "what's up". A good explanation of the interrelationship of creatures and plants (ecology) follows.

All dried up is about the desert and how although the desert environment is hostile and difficult that there are animals and plants that live there because of their adaptations.

Though these tales are for older kids, I have been showing them to my 4 year old. She probably misses the fine nuances, but she has definitely gotten the major themes and it gives us a starting point to talk about animals and plants and why it is part of her job to help me with the recycling.

Some of the Magic School Bus stories are frenetic, by the way, but these collections seem to be less so. (i.e. they don't send my kids crawling up the wall.)

Enjoy. Educational and Fun.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome as usual!!!, May 13, 2007

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D. JENKINS "DJFIT" (Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Magic School Bus - Holiday Special (DVD)

I had never seen this one before, but I, as always, was soooo impressed with how educational-creative-colorful-funny-great characters-and Dolly Parton too!!! Great for the whole family!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner, November 1, 2007

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T&H Mom (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magic School Bus - Holiday Special (DVD)

My kids both LOVE the Magic School Bus videos. My son watched one in Kindergarten and raved about it so much that we bought them all--and we've never been disappointed. We have all learned fun, new facts. The kids watch them again and again. The Rainforest episode is one of their absolute favorites.