Magic School Bus - Bugs, Bugs, Bugs

My son (6 years old, diagnosed with autism) absolutely loves this series of dvds. His thirst for both tv and knowledge is satisfied with this eclectic teacher, magic school bus, and well rounded group of kids.As an adult, I enjoy the dvds. They're interesting and educational - full of fascinating facts that you never knew. Plus, Lily Tomlin is the perfect Ms. Frizzle.These are well written and acted (voice) enough to keep children engrossed. There is enough drama and humor throughout to keep it from ever feeling like they're being forced to learn something useful - but they are!They're also excellent tools to open discussions about nature, bees, how caterpillars turn into butterfly's and they explain way better than I ever could.Another added bonus for me personally is that my son has loads and loads of anxiety. These informative dvds educate him about things such as bees and take the fear out. He's not even afraid of spiders after watching "creepy, crawly fun."I highly recommend for all children.

The Magic School Bus created some of the finest products for instruction, while completely disguising this fact to many of its young learners. Children exposed to the vast array of offerings in the field of science at young ages are still in possession of this information today. The original manner in which the students contribute information via their personalities and curiosity mix with our children's own natural instinctive curiosity about the world in which we live. Topics from this series include concepts as specific as mold and the manner in which it can help and hinder us, to as broad as the vast solar system, and systems beyond. Bugs, Bugs, Bugs is a title uniquely dedicated to the many insects and their many purposes common to our world. The only downside is that the series has apparently long been discontinued.

My daughter, who is 5 yrs old and now wants to be an entomologist, loves this dvd! IN A BEEHIVE taught her how the bees communicate and how honey is made. In GETS ANTS IN ITS PANTS she found out about the life and WORK of an ant colony. And in her favorite, BUTTERFLY AND THE BOG BEAST, she learned about camouflage for survival. The best part is that they put these three all on a DVD. The one complaint I have is that the episodes are not listed on Amazon in the description so I also ordered the vhs BUTTERFLY (its the same as on the dvd).

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This series is extremely educational and lots of fun. We've been watching it since my son was about 4 (he's six now) and we still watch it.

I love the magic school bus. It makes science fun for children. I highly recommend this dvd. We will be using it with our class on a lesson about butterflies. There wasn't as much about the metamorphosis as camouflage though.

I used to enjoy watching the series of the magic school bus as a kid and now that I'm a parent, I appreciate the science lessons this series provides to children. It's a great source if information and education.

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