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The Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie: A Book About Germs
It's Broadcast Day in Ms. Frizzle's class. Ralphie promised everyone he'd figure out what kind of show they should put on. But, Ralphie is sick and can't come to school. So, everyone climbs aboard the Magic School Bus, because if Ralphie can't come to class, Ms. Frizzle's class will come to him! Join the class as they travel Ralphie's bloodstream to find out how germs make him sick and how his body can make him well again.
30 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1995
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About the author
Joanna Cole
459books195followersJoanna Cole, who also wrote under the pseudonym B. J. Barnet, was an author of children’s books who teaches science.
She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
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September 1, 2017
As I child, I thought this was so cool, and then I grew up and realized that it was a complete and total rip off of "Fantastic Voyage" and now I'm not so impressed.
April 27, 2022
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April 30, 2022
This book is an informative story. Mrs. Frizzle's class is supposed to have their very own News Broadcasting Day but their news broadcaster Ralphie is at school. So Mrs. Frizzle does what any teacher would do, and takes her entire class to Ralphie's home to see why he isn't at school. They find him sick and unable to do his reporting. She decides to change the topic of the broadcast and broadcast from inside Ralphie's body to show how his body works to get read of the germs. This story uses clever imagination and magic to help visualize how our bodies help us get better.
I rate this book 5 stars. I believe that it brings imagination together with reality to help visualize the importance of our body's function. It allows students to help see what is good about their bodies and medicine while they are sick.
I rate this book 5 stars. I believe that it brings imagination together with reality to help visualize the importance of our body's function. It allows students to help see what is good about their bodies and medicine while they are sick.
February 4, 2021
This book is fiction, but there are educational aspects to it. Ms. Frizzle's class is supposed to put on a news show, but the boy who is doing the main story is sick. Ms. Frizzle decides to take the class on a field trip to visit Ralphie and they get to go inside his body. They get to learn about bacteria, white and red blood cells, and how medicine works. The students use their science knowledge to identify the nasal passage as the nose and cell division. The illustrations are large and colorful. Also, the images inside Ralphie's body are apparently realistic. One thing that made the story a bit more enjoyable was that there were thought bubbles in the illustrations that depicted what certain students were feeling. It wasn't necessary to make these feelings a whole sentence, but it helped the audience get to know the characters a bit more.
I rated this book 4 out of 5 stars because it was quite educational. The book also had realistic elements that students could relate to such as being sad to miss a fun day at school or not liking the taste of medicine. The book was full of humor and the characters helped make it feel like you weren't reading a textbook. Kids would enjoy the adventure of Ms. Frizzle shrinking the bus and going into Ralphie's body through a cut on his leg. I think this book or even the TV show would be great to use as an anticipatory set to learn about germs.
I rated this book 4 out of 5 stars because it was quite educational. The book also had realistic elements that students could relate to such as being sad to miss a fun day at school or not liking the taste of medicine. The book was full of humor and the characters helped make it feel like you weren't reading a textbook. Kids would enjoy the adventure of Ms. Frizzle shrinking the bus and going into Ralphie's body through a cut on his leg. I think this book or even the TV show would be great to use as an anticipatory set to learn about germs.
March 25, 2021
Although fiction, this book is an informative story. Mrs. Frizzle's class is supposed to have their very own News Broadcasting Day but their news broadcaster Ralphie is at school. So Mrs. Frizzle does what any teacher would do, and takes her entire class to Ralphie's home to see why he isn't at school. They find him sick and unable to do his reporting. She decides to change the topic of the broadcast and broadcast from inside Ralphie's body to show how his body works to get read of the germs. This story uses clever imagination and magic to help visualize how our bodies help us get better.
This book uses repetition to help reiterate how important it is for our bodies to be working properly. The term white blood cells is repeated over and over again. Each time it is said, it also says the definition and what their job is to help the body.
This book is given a five star because it brings imagination together with reality to help visualize the importance of our body's function. It allows students to help see what is good about their bodies and medicine while they are sick.
This book uses repetition to help reiterate how important it is for our bodies to be working properly. The term white blood cells is repeated over and over again. Each time it is said, it also says the definition and what their job is to help the body.
This book is given a five star because it brings imagination together with reality to help visualize the importance of our body's function. It allows students to help see what is good about their bodies and medicine while they are sick.
February 11, 2022
Flash to a few years back, when trying to get my UC diagnosis, and I had to swallow a Bluetooth pill [that contained a camera] so the doctors could see my intestinal track...I was telling EVERYONE I had my own magic school bus. The cool people got it...other people I had to explain this book/episode of the show to.
September 16, 2019
I enjoyed this one. I’m afraid Maddy was already half asleep through most of it, but this is good for teaching kids the importance of taking their medicine, and it shows how the medicine (and their bodies) actually work. I also remember watching this episode when I was a kid. 😂
February 25, 2015
یکی-دوتا از کتابای این مجموعه رو خونده بودم ولی یادم نمیاد کدوما بود. صرفا یادمه بیانداز� کارتونها� رو دوست داشتم. عاشق کارتوناش بودم یعنی، خیلی خوب بود. 8->
August 19, 2020
We love the Magic School Bus series. These books are so informative and visually appealing for readers of all ages.
August 1, 2019
this is 1 of the longer 1s that the kid really digs....very fantastic voyage like.
February 8, 2024
My kids have always liked Magic School Bus books. They are fun and make the science easy to understand.
March 30, 2024
Was hard to pass this up when it was 0.75 at the thrift store. Kiddo is obsessed with Magic School Bus so it’s even more of a win 😃
July 14, 2011
In this book Ralphie is a school reporter, but he gets sick the day of the broadcast. Ms. Fizzle and the class climb aboard the school bus and head to Ralphie’s house to do the broadcast from there, but he is very worn out and tired. The kids all pile back on the bus and shrink down, and then they enter Ralphie’s body. Inside the travel to his sore throat and watch the bacteria that are attacking the walls of his throat. Then the children watch and comment as white blood cells fight back. Just when the white blood cells start to lose, medicine comes down his throat and helps to fight the germs. The kids have to fly away before the white blood cells come after them to. The story ends with Ralphie feeling better and the kids heading back to school.
June 9, 2008
My generic review of the Magic School Bus books -
We really love the series. This book doesn't have all the cartoony dialouge asides that the earlier books have. There are maybe a comment or two per page instead of full conversations. Some people hate that; I think I prefer it. The page is less busy.
These books clearly explain a certain topic. There are often additional activities at the end of the book for further learning.
We read these for 'fun' during picture book time and we read them when learning about a certain subject.
Most of the books have movies which correspond. We've enjoyed those as well.
We really love the series. This book doesn't have all the cartoony dialouge asides that the earlier books have. There are maybe a comment or two per page instead of full conversations. Some people hate that; I think I prefer it. The page is less busy.
These books clearly explain a certain topic. There are often additional activities at the end of the book for further learning.
We read these for 'fun' during picture book time and we read them when learning about a certain subject.
Most of the books have movies which correspond. We've enjoyed those as well.
September 23, 2009
Our girls adore the Magic School Bus series, both in books and on tv, and I think they've seen this episode a dozen times. But we finally found the book version in the series at the library. They could practically recite the storyline, but it was still a good story about a fictional trip inside the character "Ralphie" to see how his body fights germs, with the help of medicine. It's a short story and very interesting, though there are a few parts that are purely to entertain (like going out through the nose).
December 15, 2015
Perhaps this book should have been called The Magic School Bus has a Pox Party. Actually, aside from the obviously bad idea of taking the whole class to see someone with a cold and then pinging a metal projectile all through out his body, this was one of the better Magic School Bus titles. The story line is exciting enough to keep school age children engaged and has just enough information in it to provide some educational value. It is possible that I will use it for a Discovery Time program on germs.
April 21, 2012
I absolutely love the Magic School Bus books. This particular book is great to teach students about germs and other microorganisms. It gives students many factual information about germs while entertaining students as well with vivid pictures and humor. I would use this book in the engage portion of a science lesson on germs and microorganisms. This book can be used for students in 1st-5th grade.
October 12, 2011
I love the Magic School Bus books. I've read quite a few over the years. Legomeister loved them a couple of years ago. He still checks them out sometimes, but he doesn't ask me to read them to him anymore. Now it's Little Miss who requests them.
This one's about how the immune system works. Good plot and information.
This one's about how the immune system works. Good plot and information.
April 21, 2013
These books are for all ages. The magic school bus is a great way to teach science to students in a fun and easy to understand way. This book will be used when teaching students about the effects of germs and where they come from. It also teaches students how they can avoid spreading germs to others.
December 30, 2013
Besides "Bill Nye the Science Guy" these book series and t.v. shows were the best learning tools via entertainment EVER!! No exaggeration. As a discerning parent, we owned every one of these books and never failed to watch the show. Do whatever you can to acquire these books and maybe the shows are on DVDs now. Not sure but check them out! Support the authors!!
November 24, 2008
This was a good Magic School Bus for the most part. Why is it that so many children's books have to have situations where they decieve the parents or the parents are to busy working to take care of their kids??? Hmmm. We'll I know why.
February 29, 2012
Love this book! It'd be great for any age. This Magic School Bus selection focuses on germs and about white blood cells and microorganisms.
The children have to escape before the white blood cells attack them also.
The children have to escape before the white blood cells attack them also.
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February 23, 2014Cole does an excellent job in all her Magic School bus books by explaining how the germs enter the body and what affects the immune system and what fights back. She makes each of her books entertaining as well as informative.
March 2, 2015
A fantastic introduction to the world of germs and the human immune system aimed at young kids. This made my daughter fascinated with the human body. Excellent use of correct language with clear explanations.
October 28, 2008
I think that this book is very nasty i think that it is very bad to be sick.
July 3, 2009
used to be my favorite book as a kid.
February 4, 2015
fun and educational at same time
December 2, 2010
great for an introduction to a science lesson. Can have the students predict and learn about germs.
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