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The Magic School Bus in the Rainforest

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"The Magic School Bus" is an award-winning, animated children’s television series based on the book series of the same title by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. It is notable for its use of celebrity talent and being both highly entertaining and educational. The kids rent a rainforest cocoa tree as an Earth Day present for Ms. Frizzle. But when the harvest arrives, there's only one shriveled cocoa bean and a note from Inspector 47. The note reports that the tree isn't producing beans. Ms. Frizzle takes the class to the rain forest to meet the inspector and find out why the trees aren’t producing cocoa beans.

Media Details

Runtime: 26 minutes

Brown lizard with red spots wearing a collar, standing on a rock. Caption: (Ms. Frizzle) Why, that's a collared lizard!
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 107
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
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The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 103
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
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Magic school bus in miniature size in a pack of ants on the ground. Caption: (Ralphie) Giant potato chip being foraged dead ahead!
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Season 1 / Ep 112
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
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People inside the magic school bus with a giant fish opening its mouth to swallow them visible through the window outside. Caption: And what eats little fish, like anchovies?
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 104
25 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
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Students and their teacher from the magic school bus in standing in a jungle in front of a tree with white puffy blooms on the trunk. Caption: It's your cocoa tree, all right, Ms. Frizzle.
The Magic School Bus
Season 3 / Ep 311
26 minutes
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Cartoon of people on the staircase at the entry of a poorly lit large house. Caption: Oh, Well, nobody home. Let's go.
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 108
25 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Cartoon of people on a baseball field. Caption: Friction-Free Baseball Classic.
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 110
25 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Magic school bus enveloped in brown substance. Caption: (Phoebe) Hey, look! The batter's moving!
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 109
25 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Cartoon drawing of a flying superhero with a "W" on his chest. Caption: (Tim) "The adventures of Weatherman."
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 113
25 minutes 54 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6
Students on the magic school bus. Caption: Two things make me sneeze -- pollen and pepper.
The Magic School Bus
Season 1 / Ep 111
25 minutes 56 seconds
Grade Level: 2 - 6

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    Gail V. (Jackson, CA)
    January 20th, 2016 at 01:55 PM

    5 stars- used this video for Special Ed 9th and 10th graders but they still loved the Magic School Bus!

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    Anonymous (Philadelphia, PA)
    October 5th, 2015 at 09:40 AM

    thank you. this was a nice end to our virtual field trip to the rainforest and the kids LOVED it :)

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    Cheri S. (Eugene, OR)
    April 10th, 2015 at 12:30 AM

    Although it's animated, this video has a serious message and my students learned a lot by watching it.