SuitabookThe Magic School Bus Kicks Up A Storm
Nancy White, Mary Pope Osborne
- Reading
- Pause before the storm-cloud trip to talk about what the class might encounter; afterwards, invite your child to distinguish the story’s make-believe from any weather facts it presents.
- Themes
- Weather and imagination: Ralphie pretends he can make a thunderstorm, and the class travels into storm clouds. The plot makes weather part of an imaginative adventure, but does not establish how accurately or extensively it explains storms.
- Worth knowing
- The trip through storm clouds is described as scary and bumpy, with roller-coaster-like ups and downs; consider whether that sort of peril feels enjoyable or unsettling to your child.