The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive

 

Title: The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive
Genre: Science Fiction and Fantasy
Author: Joanna Cole
Age Group: 4-8 years old
Major Awards: Young Readers Choice Awards
Grade Levels: pre-k -- 3rd grade



Summary: In this book, although Ms. Frizzle and her class were supposed to take a normal trip to the beehive, Ms. Frizzles simple spill of honey inside the bus changes everything as they change into an actual beehive. The class is turned into actual bees and their journey of the bee life begins. As they travel through flowers, then into a hive, they explore the ways bees make honey and how they survive and how they impact human lives. They even get to interact and do the stuff that bees do. From learning how to collect nectar and pollen, to making combs and making honey and greeting the queen bee, the class learns more about the timeline life and functions of these insects.


Evaluation: This book would definitely be on my list of books to use and read to my students in a science class where we learn about insects. Reading this book that has colorful illustrations and informational content in it is a great alternative way of teaching other than using a textbook. I can use this book to take my students on an interactive field trip to observe honey bees with a beekeeper as seen in the book too.

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