The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow: A Book About Color by Joanna Cole

The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow: A Book About Color Reviews

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  M.M. Strawberry Library & Reviews

  ahh, the memories. I enjoyed the books and the show as a kid. This was one of my favorites. YAAAAAAAAY RAINBOWS!!!
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  Lisa Bittle

  Love these books, as they explain things in a way children can understand. Sad though that they leave God out of the explanations.
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  Julie Barrett

  The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow: A Book About Color by Joanna Cole, Jocelyn Stevenson,
  This book I listened to and it starts out with about the author and about the illustrator.
  Starts out with kids asking the teacher why the colors are in the order they are.
  The kids talk among themselves and experiments they try to do. The closet is making noises and they go to investigate.
  She teaches them how to use the machine and how to use regular white light to make a rainbow.
  Field trip takes them to magic bus. They go into the machine, prisms and colors, so magical.
  Teacher shows them to game to play to make the colors. I have seen the prisms in my eyeglasses and in my magnifying glass, it so so cool and you can easily get lost just watching as you turn just a tiny bit.
  I can just imagine how colorful this book is. They have a problem getting out of the machine til one thinks harder about it...
  Letters to the editors are included at the end. Note from the teacher also and she talks about transparent items will allow light to go through.
  I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).
  
  
  
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  K Morlando

  We love the Magic School Bus series. These books are so informative and visually appealing for readers of all ages.
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  matteo

  Magic School Bus + rainbows + prisms + arcade games, yes please.
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  Beka

  You can’t go wrong with the Magic School Bus not only is it fun but it’s informative.
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  Karin

  This was fun, a really neat way to explore colours. Can't wait to see what magic School Bus book is next to come home from the library 🙂
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  Heather

  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.
  
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  Dolly

  A fantastic field trip inside a special pinball machine highlights this edition of the
  Magic School Bus TV tie-in series. It isn't my favorite book in the series, but it is colorful and informative and our girls just love these books.
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  Teri

  I taught this very topic to freshman in high school physics--and this book describes the science of a rainbow more understandably than any textbook I've encountered as a teacher. My 5 year old wants to read it again and again and again. If only I'd come across this book when I was teaching! A very solid 5 stars from a scientific teaching standpoint.
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  Little Miss and the Legomeister

  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.
  
  It's about using a prism to separate white light into rainbow colors. And about trying to win Ms. Frizzle a pinball machine.
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  Chelsea Bucci

  Ms. Frizzle's class takes a field trip into a pinball machine. They learn about the speed of light and which colors of the rainbow have the longest and shortest wavelengths. This book would best be read during a unit on light for grades 3-5. It correlates with the 4th grade GPS standard for physical science on light.
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  Zara Younus

  Grade 4-5. Light/ color. Understanding the reflection of light using mirrors, prisms, lens and a light source.
  
  Students will be given a full explanation of how light is reflected off a mirror, prism or lens with white light and produces colors. The book will be read after the engagement activity in order to provide for a full explanation.
  
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  Iliana

  its about rainbow thats magical
  
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  Marts (Thinker)

  ...this was definitely one of my favourite childrens book series and oh of course I just loved the tv series too...
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  Theresa

  learn about rain bows science supplements for the classroom
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  Logan

  Very good! My fav magic school bus book!
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  Lauren

  Loved watching this TV show as a kid. I feel like I learned so much from the books and the show!
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  BookeryBliss

  The Magic School Bus books are educational in a cute and fun way. My kids get hooked on them over and over again.
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  Bethany

  Understanding color can be a tricky concept. This book is brilliant to add to a lesson about light and color.
  
  Grade: 2-8
  Topic: color, light, rainbows
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  Sami

  Who doesn't love the Magic School Bus!? Very neat way to explain rainbows and gave me a few ideas if that is ever in the lesson plan one day :)
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  Anusha

  I liked the machine that was so awesome. It has so many things in it - mirror, prism, eyes, trees.