Bruce Degen
1) Snow joke
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After trading mean jokes with Red, Bunny's act of forgiveness and compassion shows the importance of being able to put oneself in the shoes of another.
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When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up the Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric times. First stop: 3.5 billion years ago! There aren't any people around to ask for directions. Luckily Ms. Frizzle has a plan, and the class is right there to watch simple cells become sponges and then fish and dinosaurs, then mammals and early primates and, eventually, modern humans. It's the longest class...
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In the time of dinosaurs: When Ms. Frizzle takes her class to a dinosaur dig to look for Maiasaura nests, the Magic School Bus turns into a time machine and transports them back into prehistoric times--when dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
Inside the human body: When the school bus, Ms. Frizzle, and the entire class magically shrink and accidentally enter Arnold's mouth, the ensuing anatomical adventure proves educational as well as exciting.
9) Jazzmatazz!
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When a mouse scurries into a house and starts to play jazz music, other animals join in, one by one, each using his or her own particular talent.