"The Magic School Bus Flies from the Nest" by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen

APA Citation:


Cole, J., & Degen, B. (2004). The magic school bus 
        flies from the nest. N.Y., N.Y: Scholastic.

Summary:


     Ms. Frizzle's class is learning about birds. Keesha and Carlos want to look at a robin's nest but they can't find a picture,  so Ms. Frizzle takes them for a field trip in the magic school bus. The kids pay a visit to a real robin's nest! But Carlos gets a  too close to some baby birds in a nest and he magically turns to their size and the mother bird treats him like one of her own. Finally, the mother bird makes Carlos take flight.  He jumps off the tree and the magic school bus safely catches him below.  Then, it is back to the classroom and students are wondering what their next adventure will be.

Illustrations: 

     This book is illustrated with great  detail.  The reader is able to pick up on clues from the teacher's dress as to what the next adventure will be.  Before the class goes on the field trip to see the robin's nest, the teacher wears a dress covered in birds.  At the end of the story her dress is covered in space ships.  The colors used in the illustration make the classroom look realistic.