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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.
3.8/5 Goodreads · 80 ratings
32 pages· 4,256 words· Est. 33 min read-aloud
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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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The fine print
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
- Publisher
- Scholastic Paperbacks
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780590922401
- OCLC
- 39544029
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