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The Magic School Bus Goes to Seed

25 minutes 56 seconds

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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 class travels to Phoebe's old school to retrieve a plant for her garden plot in Ms. Frizzle's classroom, but Phoebe is worried that Ms. Frizzle will embarrass her in front of her old teacher, Mr. Seedplot. Phoebe's fears are realized when Ms. Frizzle shrinks the bus to the size of a lady bug so the class can get a close look at all of the plants.

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Runtime: 25 minutes 56 seconds

Topic: Science
Subtopic: Biology, Ecology, Plants
Grade/Interest Level: 2 - 6
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Release Year: 1994
Producer/Distributor: Weston Woods Studios
Series: The Magic School Bus

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Ms. Frizzle and Liz at the controls of a spaceship. Caption: And how are all my astronauts doing?

Cartoon of a character gesturing to a complex diagram of machinery. Caption: we believe in breaking things down.

Magic school bus floating in the air while talking to a child in bed. Caption: And to do that they will go straight to the troubled zone--

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?

Cartoon characters next to a pond with a frog on a lily pad. Caption: And lots of space to hop around in.

Cartoon of a person wearing a hard hat, kneeling in the dirt and holding some in their hands. Caption: Look! Beautiful rich soil!

Brown lizard with red spots wearing a collar, standing on a rock. Caption: (Ms. Frizzle) Why, that's a collared lizard!

Cartoon of people on the staircase at the entry of a poorly lit large house. Caption: Oh, Well, nobody home. Let's go.

Magic school bus enveloped in brown substance. Caption: (Phoebe) Hey, look! The batter's moving!

Cartoon of people on a baseball field. Caption: Friction-Free Baseball Classic.