SuitabookThe Magic School Bus
Joanna Cole
- Reading
- Read together if useful, pausing at reports and illustrations to invite questions. A brief preview may help if your child is sensitive to peril or frightening images.
- Themes
- Curiosity and science: The class explores scientific subjects through unusual journeys, factual explanations, dialogue, reports and illustrations. Curiosity and active investigation are presented positively through the class's enthusiasm for discovering how the world works.
- Working together: The children in the class are described as working as a team and producing reports to share with readers. Co-operation and sharing learning are treated positively in the classroom setting.
- Risk, mistakes and discovery: The series encourages children to take chances, make mistakes and get messy; one pupil is often anxious, and the adventures can include peril. Adventure is presented as exciting, while anxiety and frightening situations remain part of the experience.
- Worth knowing
- Some material may need a gentle check-in, particularly for a child who is sensitive to peril or frightening images. Arthur is also described as often anxious about the trips.