September, back to school! This time of year conjures up thoughts of
school supplies, new classes, new teachers, and yellow school buses.
When I think of school buses, I think of The Magic School Bus.
The Magic School Bus is a fictional book series,
turned animated TV series, that teaches children about science. The
characters include Ms. Frizzle or "The Friz", her students, and "the old
school bus". Each book/episode focuses on a subject, where you can
tell what the subject is just by looking at Ms. Frizzle's dress.
The
adventure begins when they all hop into the school bus, and then... who
knows what can happen. They are taken on an extraordinary field trip,
because this bus is no ordinary bus. The bus can shrink into
microscopic size and enter into a human body (as they did when they
learned about digestion), the bus can evaporate and fly into the air (as
they did when they learned about the water cycle), the bus can
transform into an insect (as they did when they learned about seeds),
the bus can transform into a machine and dig into the ground (as they
did when they learned about the earth).
You never know what's going to happen, or what you'll learn.
Whether you're reading the books, or watching the episodes, the only
thing you know is that you'll have a fun time learning about science.
If
you can't get enough of The Magic School Bus, you can continue learning
along in a brand new update of the original show,
The Magic School Bus Rides Again, which premieres September 29 on Netflix.
