Magic School Bus Children's Book

"The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up"

The EPA, in collaboration with Scholastic, created a book in the popular "Magic School Bus" series for children. In these acclaimed educational books and videos, Ms. Frizzle takes her class on science-oriented field trips, riding their magical school bus.

In "The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up," the children and Ms. Frizzle explore the pollution emitted from their own diesel school bus and learn how to reduce emissions as they travel through the diesel engine. The children learn about idle reduction and other ways to reduce health risks from diesel exhaust. At the end of the book, the "Magic School Bus" gets its own pollution control device, a diesel particulate matter filter.

Due to high demand, free copies of "The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up" are no longer available through the EPA. However, the book is still available for purchase through many book retailers. 

For additional Clean School Bus Program educational resources for students, please visit Resources to Engage your Community.