MSB #45 - Goes Cell-Ular (editor) posted Fri November 21st 2008 @ 1:07 AM
It's the night of the rock lovers' annual Granite Awards, and Arnold is about to become the first kid ever to win the coveted Rocky Award. He's so excited, all he's been able to eat for weeks are "Seaweedies" — and lots of them! When he arrives for the big event, he's totally nervous and totally...orange! Once the class determines that the orange isn't on Arnold's skin, they shrink down to explore what's underneath. They discover that his whole body is made of living cells — and they're all orange! But where is the orange coming from... and how can they make it go away? Read More »
MSB #51 - In The City (editor) posted Thu November 20th 2008 @ 10:42 PM
Ms. Frizzle's class is visiting the zoo, which is, according to Tim, the only place in the city where wild animals can survive. To test this idea, Ms. Frizzle turns the class into possums, foxes, and falcons! The Bus, with Liz inside, becomes a bear and wanders off, looking for food. The kids explore the city as animals and see how wildlife can live in the city, but they also need to find the Bus-bear. They must survive in the city as well. Will the kid-animals be able to find the Bus-bear before the zookeeper finds it? And is Tim right? Can animals (like themselves) survive in the city? Read More »
MSB #50 - Gets Programmed (editor) posted Thu November 20th 2008 @ 9:19 PM
Ms. Frizzle's class arrives early to open the school for Mr. Ruhle (Paul Winfield). But there's so much to do! "There must be a way to do all of these chores without actually doing them," says Carlos. The school handyman, Mr. McClean (Malcolm McDowell) is in total agreement. Enter Mr. Ruhle's new computer and Mikey, Carlos' whiz kid brother, who programs it to do all the chores! But when Ms. Frizzle shrinks Mikey and the class and sends them inside the computer for a guided tour, everything goes haywire. The only person who can fix the problem is Mikey - and he's just landed somewhere between the CPU and the hard drive! Read More »
MSB #28 - In The Arctic (editor) posted Thu November 20th 2008 @ 6:31 PM
"Where did the hot go?" wonders Arnold when he finds that his hot cocoa has cooled. In response, Ms. Frizzle whisks the class to the Arctic! What's the freezing Arctic got to do with heat? While the kids try to find out, the bus's engine freezes and the bus floats away on an ice floe with Ralphie and Phoebe inside! As the bus moves away, so does the heat from everyone's body. How can Ms. Frizzle's kids insulate their body to keep the heat in? Can they rescue Ralphie and Phoebe before they all become the Ice Cube Kids? Read More »
MSB #34 - Goes Upstream (editor) posted Thu November 20th 2008 @ 6:04 PM
Ralphie wants to catch salmon to serve at the annual school picnic, but he can't find any at his favorite fishing spot. Where could all the salmon have gone? The kids are soon "Frizzled" inside a salmon bus that has an uncontrollable urge to head upriver. "Wait!" Ralphie cries. "We'll be late for the picnic!" But the salmon bus won't stop. Using its sense of taste and smell, it swims the long journey to a shallow freshwater stream miles away. Why has the bus, which thinks it's a salmon, gone to all this trouble? Read More »
MSB #24 - Out Of This World (editor) posted Thu November 20th 2008 @ 5:26 PM
Dorothy Ann, an amateur astronomer, discovers that an asteroid she's been tracking is on a collision path with Walkerville Elementary School! Before you can say, "Get messy!", the kids find themselves in outer space, trying to track the path of the asteroid and send it on another course before it destroys the school. The class discovers the difference between comets and asteroids and try to find a way to direct its rotation around the sun to make sure it misses Earth completely. Read More »
MSB #22 - Taking Flight (editor) posted Thu November 20th 2008 @ 4:31 PM
The remote control of Tim's model airplane is accidentally broken. Wanda and the class find themselves inside the plane learning what it's really like to fly it. In a series of high adventures up in the air, they discover how wings and moving air affect lift and flight, and make it back in time to compete in the Walkerville Model Airplane Rally. Read More »
MSB #07 - All Dried Up (editor) posted Thu November 20th 2008 @ 3:45 PM
Always the caring soul, Phoebe goes on a crusade to save the animals and plants of the desert. After experiencing the unique ways in which desert plants and animals conserve water, find food and deflect the heat, Phoebe realizes that they don't need help after all. Read More »
$5 Coupon At Walgreens (editor) posted Sat October 18th 2008 @ 12:11 AM
Okay, I figured this is perfect for homeschoolers since this coupon excludes tobacco and alcohol. Everything else (including halloween candy is included). Read the coupon for specifics. Read More »
Liberty's Kids 25 - Allies at Last (editor) posted Thu October 9th 2008 @ 4:20 PM
James learns about religious freedom from Moses Michael Hayes; Sarah and Henri are in occupied Philadelphia. In Paris, Benjamin Franklin finally succeeds in getting a commitment from the French to fight on the American side. Read More »
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