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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1998 · Est. 33 min read-aloud
The Magic School Bus in a Pickle
By Joanna Cole, Bob Ostrom (Illustrator), Bob Ostrum (Illustrator), Bruce Degen (Illustrator)
Part of the The Magic School Bus TV Tie-Ins series
Shrunken explorers uncover the microscopic secrets behind food transformations.
4.1/5 Goodreads · 93 ratings
32 pages· 4,164 words· Est. 33 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary
Keesha and her classmates shrink to microscopic size to unravel the mysteries of microbes. As they investigate how these tiny organisms transform bread, milk, and cucumbers, they face unexpected challenges. Can they solve the puzzle of Keesha's missing cucumber, now a pickle, and uncover the hidden world of microbial magic? Dive into a microscopic adventure where science meets mystery, and every discovery could change their understanding of the world.
From the publisher
The gang from the award-winning science series shrinks to microscopic size to discover how microbes make bread rise, turn milk into cottage cheese, and turn cucumbers to pickles.
At a glance
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 32
- Words
- 4,164
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- 660L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 4.2
- F&P level
- ~P
- AR points
- 1
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 21657
Publication
- Published
- February 1, 1998
- Publisher
- Scholastic Paperbacks
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
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