The Magic Faculty Bus Contained in the Human Physique

Great fun
My son loves these magic school bus books. They’re packed with great information, playful character dialogue and tons of fun art.

The magic School bus series
Our grandsons are into science so I bought a lot of these books because they talk about science. And the boys love them but one a night is all they can sit through at 4 and 6

The most interesting book that I’ve read in 2022
I was impressed on the facts in the book. The way of delivering the knowledge is attractive for adults even.

Another winner of a CD/book for the Magic School Bus series.
Was glad to find it. These books with the CDs are great. I do wish that the student reports were read along in the CD as it reads rather than cramming all the reports at the end of the CD. Additionally, there are some subjects–like bones, tendons, ligaments and muscles–that are not addressed. I guess that that’s a rather petty complaint; it’s just that there is another, longer books that does address those subjects. And I don’t know why they made the choice to read the book out of order on the CD. But it should be noted that this format–all student reports at the end–is the same for all Magic School Bus CD/books. But writing this review reminds me to buy some more Magic School Bus CD books.

Before I started elementary school, I knew about The Magic School Bus. Important book series from Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen, this collection of science adventures introduced me at an early age to many scientific concepts important to our everyday life, our world, and how objects around us work.
For each book, a different science topic. And in all of them, the same main protagonist. Mrs. Frizzle and her mysterious school bus. A machine ruined in appearance, but magical in its tools. Indeed, every time she takes her class on a field trip, the bus transforms itself and its passengers into explorers who discover the mysteries of our world. Having at their hands advanced technology and tools that would make jealous the most envious inventors, this class experiences incredible adventures where they learn new subjects; alongside us readers who discover their stories.
In this book, third volume in The Magical School Bus series, a new topic. The human body; and all its organs that make us function and live our everyday routine. As always, Frizzle and her class will go on a field trip. In appearance, she drives them to the museum. But in reality, she gives them quite a surprise. For this time, they shall enter a human body and discover its working process. As to whose body it will be, that is for you to find out. But of the adventure’s evolution, it shall explore multiple organs. In a summarised report, unlike the television series which took many episodes to do that; exploring the bodies of different people during different storylines. And during this field trip, the human body host reacts to his current activities and situation. Some of which affecting the class’s experience inside that body, others related to the human organ explored at that moment. Which makes this book a double adventure for the readers.
Through this story, we explore amazing details about our body. Amongst these details, important informations that can be helpful for biology students or anybody who want to grasp new facts about our body functions and organs. And as the author Joanna Cole and illustrator Bruce Degen worked with an Associate Professor from the John Hopkins University School of Medecine, what we get are precise informations about our body. Scientific infos written in a comprehensible language so that everyone can understand the subject. With clear images that help educate readers and understand our organs’ work process.
For the prose and story, it is told from the class’s point of view. Speaking in unison; sharing a same common voice. Alongside extra comic book bubbles where, in the illustrations, characters talk to each other.
As for the artwork, it is done in watercolours with pen, alongside colour pencils, gouache, and ink. And within each of them, we are presented the classroom, the protagonists, and their adventures. All under great illustrations that cover either the entire page, or two pages if an action occurs on a long wide scope view or if it evolves progressively. With sometimes parrallel actions drawn on another page to explain what the human body host is doing while at the same time, the students and Mrs. Frizzle analyze its organs.
Now for the book’s editions, you might have either paperback or hardcover versions, but also huge volumes that teachers can use to present to a wide group. So depending on the type of volume you want, you can check with your book store if they offer it or not. As for me, I have a paperback edition and the printing is well done. The text is printed at a proper size; easy to read for all readers. Including adults for it presents basic informations about the subjects involved and can be a good reviewer for people who might have forgotten some of their science basics. Especially for the other books that deal with big topics like astronomy, beehives, dinosaurs, Earth, famous scientists, etc.
In sum, this book, alongside this series, is a great success from Scholastic and its two artists. A valuable educational material alongside an awesome story to read while learning about our world.

Fabulous book. My kid and I both love it. Highly recommend

Great book reminds me of my childhood my 11 year old uses it for her homework