Primary to Intermediate
The magic school bus kids take a field trip and turn into water to learn about the water cycle.
There's not a lot of text features in this book, but the illustrations are helpful in visualizing the water cycle and making it fun. These characters are classic, I'd like to have this book in my classroom

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The class is learning all about water and then get to take a field trip through the water cycle. This book is based on the MAGIC SCHOOL BUS series written by Joanna Cole.

There are several reasons why I enjoyed this book. First, the book pushes readers to think about tough issues because on one page, Carlos said, "I can't believe we drink this stuff." In the illustration it shows dirt, bottles, and trash floating around in the water. Even though it continues to say the water goes through filtration process, it pushed the reader to think about how poorly the water is and how much trash goes into oceans or bays. Next, I enjoyed the point of view in the story. It has many people talking not just one; therefore, you have multiple people speaking. There was Carlos, Arnold, Ms. Frizzle, Wanda and so on. This is engaging to see which character is going to speak next. The big idea of this story is to have an understanding how the water cycle occurs and to realize water is a precious source that is on Earth that needs to be taken care of. ( )