Summary (from Goodreads):
Learn all about germs when Ms. Frizzle's class takes another exciting field trip!
Ms. Frizzle takes her class on amazing field trips in the Magic School Bus. They never know what will happen when they get on the bus, but they always learn something new about science! In THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS CHAPTER BOOK #6: THE GIANT GERM, a class picnic in the park becomes an exploration of the mini world of microbes. Even though microbes are tiny, they have huge effects on the world. Ms. Frizzle and her class get into trouble when they run into a giant germ!
My review:
I'm too old to have the nostalgia for The Magic School Bus and Ms. Frizzle (I'm a Bill Nye The Science Guy kind of girl!), but I thought this book was a really great introduction to the microscopic world. It reads like a television show episode; the pacing is swift but not so fast that most readers will be left behind. The students are a bit goofy; DA is unrealistically well-read for an elementary student, but kid readers should relate pretty well, especially if they watch the show on Netflix or YouTube. I definitely read Ms. Frizzle's dialogue in Lily Tomlin's voice!
Read: February 2022
