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Get Out There and Explore with The Magic School Bus DVDs

Relaunching This September 2012

On September 7, Scholastic Media and New Video, the distributors of the award-winning Scholastic Storybook Treasures series are partnering to release the perennially popular series in several configurations featuring all new packaging and never-before-released content.

I recently received The Magic School Bus: The Complete Series for review. This boxed set of DVDs brings together all 52 episodes of the program–including 30 which are available for purchase for the first time on 8 DVDs. Featuring a striking 3D lenticular cover with new artwork that makes the vibrant characters leap off the page and that will encourage kids to ask the question, “How did they make that?” The collectible thin pack set also includes a guide for kids with teasers, trivia and experiments, plus a parent’s guide with lessons and learning options. This interactive guide creates wholesome and healthy entertainment for the entire family.On September 7, Scholastic Media and New Video, the distributors of the award-winning Scholastic Storybook Treasures series are partnering to release the perennially popular series in several configurations featuring all new packaging and never-before-released content.

My older kids loved the Magic School Bus and so did their teachers. I remember an assignment my daughter’s science class had one year to create their own Magic School Bus book on a particular concept. That was great fun and a wonderful learning experience. I can’t wait for my yongest children to experience this educational and entertaining series.

Also new to the line – and just in time for Back to School activities — will be two special 3-pack configurations, which will each include more than four hours of THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS adventures! Join Ms. Frizzle to explore everything from the smallest cell to the largest galaxy in the universe with THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: BLAST OFF! FROM SEA TO SPACE and THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: FIELD TRIP FUN AND GAMES. Both, priced to add to every home library at $24.95srp, feature 12 episodes, some releasing for the first time.

Finally, released day-and-date will be four THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS singles ($12.95srp ea.), each featuring 90 minutes of science fun with Ms. Frizzle and her students:

The Human Body – Science topics include digestion and body mechanics.
Super Star Power – Science topics include stars and cells.
Takes a Dive – Science topics include coral reefs and tidal zones.
Takes Flight – Science topics include weather and flying.

Poised to deliver fun and learning in a whole new way with the massive THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: THE COMPLETE SERIES, two new DVD sets and four single titles, excitement will soon be rolling into the marketplace on the heels of an enormous 25th Anniversary push for the brand.

The only question? Where will the Bus take you?

The Magic School Bus® books, published by Scholastic, have been capturing children’s imaginations since they first book rolled onto shelves in 1986. Since then, the acclaimed series has sold over 60 million books and spawned a successful animated TV series, which premiered in 1994, with support from The National Science Foundation. Now the longest-running science series to air on television, the star-studded program features the voices of Lily Tomlin, Wynonna Judd, Dolly Parton, Tony Randall and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Along with the adventurous and energetic Ms. Frizzle and her pet lizard, Liz, the entire class – along with the audience –invites students to explore volcanoes, the inside of the human body and much, much more!

Win The Magic School Bus: The Complete Series DVDs:

Scholastic Media and New Video are sponsoring a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings. One lucky blog reader will win their own set of The Magic School Bus: The Complete Series ($79.99 value). Than you Scholastic Media and New Video for sponsoring this great adventure of a giveaway on Mommy Ramblings!!! Open to US residents.