Starring Lily Tomlin, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Daniel DeSanto. Title from container. Based on "The magic school bus" series by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen and published by Scholastic. Participants: No credits available. Audience: 4-10 years.
Contents:
In the city ; writen by Noel MacNeal, George Arthur Bloom and Jocelyn Stevenson --; Cracks a yolk ; written by Ronnie Krauss --; All dried up ; written by Brian Meehl and Jocelyn Stevenson --; Ants in its pants (Bonus episode) ; written by Jocelyn Stevenson, Kristin Laskas Martin and Brian Meehl.
Summary:
An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wonderous educational field trips with the help of a magical schoolbus. In the city (topic: city critters): Tim thinks the zoo is the only place in the city wild animals can survive. To test this theory Ms. Frizzle turns the class into critters! Cracks a yolk (topic: eggs): The principal goes away for a few days and leaves his chicken, Giblets, in Dorothy Ann's care. The Friz shows the class how eggs are made. All dried up (topic: desert adaptation): Always the caring soul, Phoebe goes on a crusade to save the animals and plants of the desert--and discovers how well they take care of themselves.
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