Relf, Patricia

When Ms. Frizzle, the strangest teacher in school, takes her class on a field trip to the waterworks, everyone ends up experiencing the water purification system from the inside.

Text and illustrations describe all sorts of trucks used in building a house, on the highway, on a farm, at a fire, and in other places.

Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the kinds of homes and living conditions that various animals require.

In brief text and pictures, presents a variety of trucks working in different settings, including farms, highways, airports, ski resorts, and more.

Presents illustrated, step-by-step explanations for how ten everyday phenomena are made possible; covers glass, water, refrigerators, telephones, television, mail, E-mail, newspaper recycling, car engines, and jet engines, and also includes a glossary.

A special field trip on the magic school bus allows Ms. Frizzle's class to see how the food chain works in the ocean.

Text and color photos describe the journey of Sue, the most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton ever found as of 1999, from her 1990 discovery in South Dakota to her arrival and reconstruction at Chicago's Field Museum.

Text and illustrations introduce the big machines such as bulldozers, cranes, cement mixers, and combine harvesters which make man's life easier.