The Magic School Bus Meets The Rot Squad: A Book About Decomposition [Paperback]

Joanna Cole (Author), Carolyn Bracken (Illustrator), Bruce Degan (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1995 | Age Level: 4 and up | Series: Magic School Bus

Everybody agrees that mold is just disgusting, until the class goes on a field trip inside a rotting log. They discover that all the dead-looking stuff is actually alive...and it's pretty neat after all. Join the class on their "rotten" adventure, and learn about how nature recycles through decomposition.

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About the Author

Author Joanna Cole and illustrator Bruce Degen make learning a spirited joyride, delighting young audiences with their fantastic journeys to the eye of a hurricane, the bottom of the ocean, and the center of the earth, to name just a few. Author and illustrator have said they were each inspired by an important teacher in their classroom days - very much like Ms. Frizzle! There are now more than 58 million Magic School Bus books in print, in a variety of formats, plus a wildly successful animated television series. Called "a can't-miss team" by School Library Journal, Cole and Degen live in Florida and Connecticut, respectively. For more information about Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, visit: scholastic.com/magicschoolbus/books/authors

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (October 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590400231
• ISBN-13: 978-0590400237
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 7.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #321,642 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Ward Beech writes for teachers and children. She has written more than 15 Scholastic Professional Books.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad, October 24, 2000

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Stephanie Westdyke (Boulder, Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magic School Bus Meets The Rot Squad: A Book About Decomposition (Paperback)

Another in the series of successful "Magic School Bus" books for young elementary-age children, The MSB Meets the Rot Squad is a helpful addition to any teacher's library. It can enhance units dealing with the life cycle in a way that isn't simply approached in other texts for this age group. It really helps jump-start the learning process and bring this concept to life.