The Magic School Bus Plays Ball
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 1998 · Est. 33 min read-aloud

The Magic School Bus Plays Ball

Written by Joanna Cole · Illustrated by Art Ruiz and Bruce Degen

Part of the The Magic School Bus TV Tie-Ins series

A class plays baseball in a frictionless world, learning about forces.

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32 pages· 4,256 words· Est. 33 min read-aloud· 610L
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Bookroo's summary

Ms. Frizzle's class embarks on a wild field trip inside a physics book, where they play baseball in a world without friction. Chaos ensues as they slip and slide uncontrollably, forcing them to confront the mysteries of forces and friction. Can they solve the problem and return to reality? Join the adventure to find out!

From the publisher

Dorothy Ann is reading a book about physics. The other kids think it sounds boring. They’d rather play baseball – and use DA’s book for home plate! So, Ms. Frizzle pulls up in the Magic School Bus and takes the class inside the book.Soon they’re playing baseball in a World Without Friction. But, without friction, they can’t stop slipping and sliding around the field! Join the class as they put a stop to this problem and learn all about forces and friction.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
32
Words
4,256
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
610L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
3.3
F&P level
~O
AR points
1
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
21654
Publication
Published
July 1, 1998
First published
April 1, 1998
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780590922401

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