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It's Sparks' crew to the rescue in ten pet-packed adventures! When an egg hatches and an unfamiliar bird emerges. Sparks' crew vows to reunite the bird with its parents. Then, a little girl's kitten is on the loose! Can the team observe how animals use their tails and apply that information to a rescue that will save the day?
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An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wonderous educational field trips with the help of a magical schoolbus.
Revving up (topic: engines): The school district's Vehicle Maintenance Inspector, Junkett, is about to condemn the Magic School Bus.
Under construction (topic: structures): Two inches tall and trapped in a bathroom, the kids must use what they've learned about structures to escape.
Gets programmed (topic: computers): Ms. Frizzle's...
7) Cooties
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A horror comedy with unexpected laughs and unapologetic thrills. When a cafeteria food virus turns elementary school children into little killer savages, a group of misfit teachers must band together to escape the playground carnage.
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An eccentric schoolteacher takes her class on wonderous educational field trips with the help of a magical schoolbus.
In the city (topic: city critters): Tim thinks the zoo is the only place in the city wild animals can survive. To test this theory Ms. Frizzle turns the class into critters!
Cracks a yolk (topic: eggs): The principal goes away for a few days and leaves his chicken, Giblets, in Dorothy Ann's care. The Friz shows the class how eggs...
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When Henry fails yet again to hand in his homework, he inadvertently sets off an unexpected and curious chain of events. He forms an unlikely alliance with Moody Margaret, the infuriating girl next door, outwits corrupt School Inspectors, topples an evil Headmaster, wins a talent contest, and stands up to his ultimate nemesis. With each antic crazier than the last, Henry finds himself inexplicably trying to save the very school which he has always...
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On December 1, 1958, an arsonist started a fire at the foot of the stairwell in Our Lady of the Angels Roman Catholic elementary school on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. 92 children and 3 nuns on the third floor died. Includes interviews with parents, children who survived, and men who fought or reported on the fire. Looks at how it happened, how it might have been prevented, and what was done to make sure it would never happen again.
14) Fourth grade
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When a brick of weed is found in a 4th Grade classroom, the students' parents gather in an emergency meeting to protect their own child from being expelled.
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National Teachers Academy (NTA) is a top-ranked, high-achieving elementary school just south of downtown Chicago, with a thriving population of mostly low-income and Black students. But, as the neighborhood grows and gentrifies, a parents’ group eager for a high school in the community seeks to close NTA and replace it with a high school campus. As the Chicago Public Schools administrators, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and the city's politicians debate the...
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Richard, recently unemployed, decides to return to his first love, teaching. When he finds a job as an inner-city schoolteacher teaching fourth grade, he discovers a way to reach out to his skeptical students through the game of chess. He inspires his students to become champions, not only at chess, but in life.
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Gets lost in space (topic: the solar system): Arnold's know-it-all cousin gets Ms. Frizzle's class lost in outer space.
Out of this world (topic: space rocks): When Dorothy Ann warns the class an asteroid is heading straight for them, Ms. Frizzle arranges a field trip into space.
Gains weight (topic: gravity): Ms. Frizzle takes the class into space and turns the bus into a planet with adjustable gravity.
Plays ball (topic: forces): Ms. Frizzle...