Customer Reviews

The Magic School Bus Sees Stars: A Book About Stars

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My 4-year-old son and I really love the "original" Magic School Bus books by Cole & Degan. They are all great books which introduce science concepts in a way kids can grasp. The Scholastic knock-offs from the TV show seem to be very variable in quality - some are good and some fail. As a series they all lack the depth of information which is the hallmark of the Cole & Degan books.

This is one of the worst from the Scholastic series. I realize that they are just making books directly from the TV series scripts, but the writing in this one is poor. It doesn't flow well and had a "fingernails on a blackboard" quality for me.

My three-year old son is a Magic School Bus and astronomy fanatic. It's a great book to introduce kids to the life cycles of stars and how stars are formed!

I got it for my 6 year old granddaughter and she loved it so much i have to read it to her almost everyday

Well -- I have not read this book, I am shopping.

But I must comment about all the people whose kids are 4 and only like the original series.

My son is almost 5, and the original series is at too high a level for him. He is interested in the books but can't understand them.

We have had some level 2 readers (Magic School Bus) from the library and he has done well listening to them.

Anyway -- I think it's great they have some books in this series written on a lower level, for kids like mine. His listening level is really never above anything that is labelled "RL 2" aka written on a second grade reading level.

My children love MSB. I used to read this book to my older one, and now my 4YO has started to enjoy it. This one is a favorite because children enjoy outer space stuff and in this book, the Magic School Bus zooms around the galaxy and the MSB kids ask the questions and do things that real kids would like to ask and do. Great for learning and imagination!

Bought for two of our kids to share, one on the Autism spectrum, they loved it. This book was educational as well as fun, a great addition to our homeschool.

My 5 year old has frequently come back to this book over the last year.