Author: Joanna Cole
Lexile measure: 590
Language: Acceptable, no swear words, no potty language. There are some puns, which some children may understand and some may not.
Violence: None.
Big Kid Mature Topics: Some of the characters get temporarily "lost" without radio contact, which may be mildly scary to some young children.
Illustrations: Black and white drawings every several pages
Plot: mildly complex
My DD flew through this one, but seemed to enjoy it. She says that MS is her favorite. Magic Schoolbus books come in several flavors. We find the chapter books and the original series the most interesting. They are packed with scientific facts and usually I learn something new when I read them, too. The science readers really may only have one or two basic concepts and the plot lines are very basic.
Note: The Magic Schoolbus books on dinosaurs have evolutionary content. They also contain dated information. For example, one of the books discusses the "brontosaurus".
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