The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive by Joanna Cole

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback.

'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Paperback. This title will leave the legion of fans of the 'Magic School Bus' series clamoring for more.?Karey Wehner, San Francisco Public LibraryĬopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. It lacks the close-up color photography provided in Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagel's excellent Life of the Honeybee (Carolrhoda, 1986) but it provides much the same general information and will be a good companion volume. Charles Micucci's The Life and Times of the Honeybee (Ticknor & Fields, 1995) provides greater detail on honeybee behavior, but Cole's title is more tightly organized. Frizzle is as well developed and intriguing as ever. Clearly written and well organized, this new title presents accurate scientific information leavened with a touch of humor that is never condescending. Degen's colorful and amusing cartoons heighten the adventures. A plethora of pseudo school reports provide additional information on the topic. The field trip ends with a bit of drama when a bear tries to raid the hive.

They also have the opportunity to observe typical honeybee behavior. Garbed in bee costumes complete with antennae, and sprayed with the proper pheromones, the students are accepted by the workers and allowed to perform such chores as foraging for nectar and pollen, building honeycombs, making honey, and feeding larvae. Frizzle! This time out she introduces her class to the insect kingdom via an excursion through a honeybee hive. Grade 1-4?Nobody can organize a field trip like the indomitable Ms.

The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive by Joanna Cole