Title The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane
Author Joanna Cole
Illustrator Bruce Degen
Publisher Scholastic, Inc
Date 1995
ISBN 0-590-44687-8
Brief Summary (extended summary)
In a larger format, this story finds the kids and Ms. Frizzle taking the Magic School Bus on a flight into a hurricane and a tornado.  Along the way, the students learn how a hurricane is formed, how it behaves, and why it eventually dies.  The students also get to visit a weather station.
Of Special Note
This book contains many short activities that could be done in a classroom and could be used to integrate art and writing with the science behind hurricanes and tornadoes.
This book could lead to a lesson on…
1.  Pressure
2.  Evaporation
3.  Condensation

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