The Magic School Bus (book series)

History

Characters

List of books and merchandise

Original Series

1. The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks
2. The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth
3. The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body
4. The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
5. The Magic School Bus On the Ocean Floor
6. The Magic School Bus In the Time of the Dinosaurs
7. The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane
8. The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive
9. The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip
10. The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
11. The Magic School Bus and the Science Fair Expedition
12. The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge
13. The Magic School Bus Explores Human Evolution

Chapter books

1. The Truth About Bats
2. The Search for the Missing Bones
3. The Wild Whale Watch
4. Space Explorers
5. Twister Trouble
6. The Giant Germ
7. The Great Shark Escape
8. Penguin Puzzle
9. Dinosaur Detectives
10. Expedition Down Under
11. Insect Invaders
12. Amazing Magnetism
13. Polar Bear Patrol
14. Electric Storm
15. Voyage to the Volcano
16. Butterfly Battle
17. Food Chain Frenzy
18. The Fishy Field Trip
19. Color Day Relay
20. Rocky Road Trip

    Scholastic Reader Level 2

21. The Magic School Bus Has A Heart
22. The Magic School Bus Gets Caught In a Web
23. The Magic School Bus Gets Recycled
24. The Magic School Bus And the Missing Tooth
25. The Magic School Bus Fights Germs
26. The Magic School Bus Gets Crabby
27. The Magic School Bus Explores the World of Bugs
28. The Magic School Bus Weathers the Storm
29. The Magic School Bus At the First Thanksgiving
30. The Magic School Bus Arctic Adventure
31. The Magic School Bus Lost in Snow
32. The Magic School Bus and the Shark Adventure
33. The Magic School Bus Builds the Statue of Liberty
34. The Magic School Bus in a Bat Cave
35. The Magic School Bus Comes to Its Senses
36. The Magic School Bus and the Wild Leaf Ride
37. The Magic School Bus and the Butterfly Bunch
38. The Magic School Bus Rides Into Space
39. The Magic School Bus Rides the Wind
40. The Magic School Bus in the Rain Forest
41. The Magic School Bus Sleeps for the Winter
42. The Magic School Bus Explores the World of Animals
43. The Magic School Bus to the Rescue: Blizzard
44. The Magic School Bus to the Rescue: Forest Fire
45. The Magic School Bus to the Rescue: Earthquake
46. The Magic School Bus to the Rescue: Flash Flood
47. The Magic School Bus Inside Your Mouth
48. The Magic School Bus Explores the Ocean
49. The Magic School Bus Flies with Dinosaurs
50. The Magic School Bus Takes a Moonwalk
51. The Magic School Bus Flies From the Nest
52. The Magic School Bus Blasts Into Space
53. The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up

    TV Tie In Books

54. The Magic School Bus Gets Ants in its Pants
55. The Magic School Bus Going Batty
56. The Magic School Bus in the Haunted Museum
57. The Magic School Bus Gets all Dried Up
58. The Magic School Bus In the Arctic
59. The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad
60. The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top
61. The Magic School Bus Answers Questions
62. The Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie
63. The Magic School Bus Gets Programmed
64. The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm
65. The Magic School Bus Plays Ball
66. The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds
67. The Magic School Bus Ups and Downs
68. The Magic School Bus Gets a Bright Idea
69. The Magic School Bus Butterfly and the Bog Beast
70. The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow
71. The Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake
72. The Magic School Bus Out of this World
73. The Magic School Bus Taking Flight
74. The Magic School Bus Takes a Dive
75. The Magic School Bus Gets Cold Feet
76. The Magic School Bus Shows and Tells
77. The Magic School Bus Spins a Web
78. The Magic School Bus Gets Planted
79. The Magic School Bus Gets Eaten
80. The Magic School Bus Wet All Over
81. The Magic School Bus Goes Upstream
82. The Magic School Bus In A Pickle
83. The Magic School Bus Hops Home
84. The Magic School Bus Sees Stars
85. The Magic School Bus Looking for Liz

    A Science Fact Finder Book

86. Skeletons Fact Finder
87. Bats Fact Finder
88. Field Trip Facts

    Ms. Frizzle's Adventures

89. Imperial China
90. Medieval Castle
91. Ancient Egypt

    Liz series

92. Liz Finds a Friend
93. Liz Takes Flight
94. Liz Looks for a Home
95. Liz Sorts It Out
96. Liz on the Move
97. Liz Makes a Rainbow

    Magic School Bus Presents: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series

98. Our Solar System
99. The Human Body
100. Sea Creatures
101. The Rain Forest
102. Wild Weather
103. Dinosaurs
104. Planet Earth
105. Insects
106. Volcanoes & Earthquakes
107. Polar Animals

     DVDs

108. AND THE ENVIRONMENT - Rocks and Rolls & Holiday Special
109. AND THE FLYING ANIMALS - Going Batty & Butterfly and the Bog Beast
110. BIG AND SMALL - BATMAN The Busasaurus & Gets Ants in its Pants
111. EXPLORES CELLS AND MOLECULES - Meets Molly Cule & Goes Cellular
112. EXPLORES INSECTS - Beehive & Spins A Web
113. EXPLORES NEW HABITATS - In The City & Get Swamped
114. EXPLORES THE HUMAN BODY - Works Out & Makes A Stink
115. FOOD - Meets the Rot Squad & Gets Ready, Set, Dough
116. FOOD CYCLE - Gets Eaten & Goes to Seed
117. GETS A BOOST - Getting Energized & Revving Up
118. GETS ROCKING - Out of this World & Blows its Top
119. GETS TO SHINE — Gets a Bright Idea & Makes a Rainbow
120. GOES ON A FIELD TRIP - In The Arctic & Goes Upstream
121. HABITATS AND DESERTS - Hops Home & All Dried Up
122. THE HUMAN BODY - Inside Ralphie & For Lunch
123. IN MOTION - Taking Flight & Flexes Its Muscles
124. IN THE AIR - Kicks Up a Storm & Gets Lost in Space
125. IN THE WATER - Ups and Downs & Wet All Over
126. LEARNS ABOUT MICROBES AND REPTILES - In A Pickle & Cold Feet
127. LEARNS ABOUT PLANTS AND FORESTS - Gets Planted & In The Rain Forest
128. LEARNS SOMETHING NEW - Cracks a Yolk & Gets Programmed
129. LEARNS TO BUILD - Under Construction & Shows and Tells
130. LIGHTS UP - Sees Stars & Gets Charged
131. PHYSICS - Plays Ball & In the Haunted House
132. TESTS THE WATERS - Goes to Mussel Beach & Takes a Dive
133. UNDER PRESSURE - Goes on Air & Gains Weight
134. SUPER STAR POWER - Gets Planted, Goes Cellular, Sees Stars & Taking Flight
135. TAKES A DRIVE - Goes to Mussel Beach, Gets Swamped, Takes a Dive & For Lunch
136. TAKES FLIGHT - Kicks Up a Storm, Taking Flight, Hops Home & Gets Swamped
137. HUMAN BODY - For Lunch, Inside Ralphie, Flexes Its Muscles & Gets Planted
138. BLAST OFF FROM SPACE TO SEA - Wet All Over, Ups and Downs, Rocks and Rolls, Gets Eaten, Meets the Rot Squad, Gets Ready, Set, Dough, Gets Lost in Space, Out of This World, Gains Weight, Goes Upstream, Butterfly and the Bog Beast & Plays Ball
139. FIELD TRIP FUN & GAMES - The Busasaurus, Cold Feet, Goes Upstream, Plays Ball, Shows & Tells, Works Out, Gets Ants in Its Pants, Butterfly and the Bog Beast, In a Beehive, Gets Eaten, Rocks and Rolls, Gains Weight
140. THE COMPLETE SERIES - All 52 episodes from the 4 season run

     VHS

141. Flexes Its Muscles
142. Gets Lost In Space
143. Gets Charged
144. All Dried Up
145. Hops Home
146. Inside The Haunted House
147. Inside Ralphie
148. Gets Eaten
149. For Lunch
150. Blows Its Top
151. Plays Ball
152. Goes To Seed
153. Kicks Up A Storm
154. Going Batty
155. Creepy Crawly Fun
156. Greatest Adventures
157. Under Construction
158. Out Of This World
159. Gets Ants In Its Pants
160. Gets Planted
161. Butterflies!
162. Ready, Set, Dough
163. Meets a Rot Squad
164. The Busasaurus
165. In The Rainforest
166. Makes A Rainbow
167. Taking Flight
168. In a Pickle
169. Getting Energized
170. Cold Feet
171. Ups and Downs
172. Magic School Bus Holiday Special
173. Spins A Web
174. In A Beehive
175. Shows and Tells
176. Gains Weight
177. Lost in the Asteroid Belt

     Individual books

• The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks
• *Theme: the water cycle and the waterworks
• *Ms Frizzle's class is going with her on the most boring field trip, to the waterworks. At least that is what they think until they discover how interesting things always happen on Ms Frizzle's trips. After going through a tunnel, all the children find themselves in scuba diving outfits. On the top of a bridge the bus rises up in the air and into a cloud. Once in the cloud, the class finds that water droplets are growing, and they are shrinking. The class rains and lands in the water purification system. Eventually it takes them back to Walkerville Elementary, where they come out of the faucet in the girls' bathroom. Later, they see the bus outside and wonder how it returned from the cloud.
• The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth
• *Theme: geology
• *Ms Frizzle's class is starting a unit on geology and for homework every student has to find a rock, and bring it to school. The next day every child except Phil has an excuse, so Ms Frizzle decides to take the class on a field trip to collect rocks. The class starts digging until they, with the help of the magic bus, dig all the way through the center of Earth. They collect many rocks and learn about the different types. Phoebe Terese first appears in this book as the "new kid". Before the show was even in production, the Magic School Bus appeared on PBS, because this book was featured on Reading Rainbow.
• The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body
• *Theme: the human body
• *Ms Frizzle's class is going to the museum to see an exhibit on the human body. However they stop for lunch at a park and Arnold takes too long to eat. When Ms Frizzle tries to hit the horn to tell him to hurry, she "accidentally" pushes a strange little button on the dashboard and the class finds itself inside a human body, but they are unaware that it is Arnold's. They go through the digestive system and brain and out through the nose.
• The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System
• *Theme: the solar system
• *Arnold's know-it-all cousin Janet, is coming on the field trip this time. They are going to the planetarium to see a show about the solar system, but it is closed for repairs. On the way back to school, they blast off and fly into outer space. They visit all the planets and learn about them, but in the asteroid belt, they lose Ms Frizzle and find themselves lost in space. The rocket bus featured in this book has become a symbol of the Magic School Bus series.
• The Magic School Bus On the Ocean Floor
• *Theme: the ocean
• *Ms Frizzle's class is learning about the ocean. It is really hot and the children just want a break. They are thrilled when she says they will take a trip to the ocean. However, when she gets to the beach she starts to drive into the water and they realise that when Ms Frizzle says "ocean" she means "ocean". Believing the bus is in trouble, Lenny the Lifeguard decides to try to save the children and instead finds himself accompanying them on the field trip.
• The Magic School Bus In the Time of the Dinosaurs
• *Theme: dinosaurs
• *The children are turning their classroom into Dinosaur Land for Parents' Night, as they are studying dinosaurs. Ms Frizzle receives a letter from an old high school friend who is now a paleontologist and she decides to take the class on a trip to the dig. When she discovers that they are missing the bones of some Maiasaurs, she turns the bus into a time machine to travel back to the age of dinosaurs to find the bones. The class sees dinosaurs and learns the name of the different periods of the era and other information. This is the first time Ms Frizzle's first name is mentioned, and it is the first appearance of Carlos Ramon and Keesha Franklin, although Keesha was first seen in The Magic School Bus: On the Ocean Floor.
• The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane
• *Theme: weather
• *The class is going to the weather station to learn about weather. However, on the way there the bus turns into a hot air balloon. Eventually they find themselves inside a hurricane. Ms Frizzle's radio proves an annoyance to Arnold in this book, as it seems to know his name.
• The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive
• *Theme: bees
• *The class is now learning about insects and Ms Frizzle is taking her class on a trip to meet a beekeeper, but they beat the beekeeper there. While they are waiting, Ms Frizzle accidentally pushes a small lever which turns the bus into a tiny beehive and the class into bees. They explore the hive and learn about bees, but can they save the hive from a bear?
• The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip
• *Theme: electricity
• * The children in Ms Frizzle's class were sure that there was nobody like her, but that was before they met her niece, Dottie Frizzle. Dottie accompanies the class on their field trip to the town power plant. There the bus turns into a dump truck, and pours the children into the plant. They shrink and travel through the Walkerville electric system.
• The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses
• *Theme: the five senses
• *The class is learning about the senses and they are going to sing a song for an important teacher meeting. However, Ms Frizzle's personality and clothes make the class forget. Ms Frizzle thinks the meeting is tomorrow, but it is really today. So Mr Wilde, the assistant principal, decides to catch her so he can tell her about the meeting. He decides to get in a bus that just happens to be the magic school bus. The class decides to accompany him. They cannot let him drive that bus, not all by himself. Mr Wilde accidentally shrinks the bus and soon he and the class find themselves on a trip exploring the senses. Mr Wilde soon becomes obsessed with driving the bus and forgets all about finding Ms Frizzle, but the class does not. Ms Frizzle's mother appears in this book.
• The Magic School Bus and the Science Fair Expedition
• *Theme: famous scientists in history
• *The first MSB book since 1999, The Magic School Bus celebrated its 20th anniversary with this new book published on 1 August 2006. Ms. Frizzle and her class have to find projects to display at the Walkerville Science Fair, and fast. They decide to consult with famous scientists in history like Louis Pasteur, George Washington Carver, Charles Darwin, Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, even Albert Einstein. All the original characters are in this book.
• The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge
• *Theme: climate change
• *Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a flight in the bus over the arctic, showing them how the polar ice caps have melted since Ms. Frizzle's old copy of Our Wonderful World was published. They travel around the earth, observing the impacts of global warming and alternative energy sources. Returning to their home town, Ms. Frizzle gives the class special goggles to observe the greenhouse-gas molecules in the air. When the students return to school, they discuss things people can do to save energy and reduce carbon emissions.