Earth to parents! Launch your child on a cosmic adventure with Scholastic's fun, hands-on space kit. This educational package of fun experiments and activities is part of the Magic School Bus series. The bus apparently has powerful Space Shuttle-style booster rockets that no one knew about before -- powerful enough to transport Ms. Frizzle and her students on a wild ride to the solar system and beyond.

Along the way, they show young scientists how to do things like construct a night-vision flashlight, design a solar system mobile, build a constellation viewer box, draw constellation cards, re-create the phases of the Moon, make a model of a solar eclipse, observe magic beads change color, and build a working telescope. These exercises are designed to provoke thought and answer kids' questions about space and the stars. The kit also comes with an interactive space poster, complete with sheets of planet and star stickers.

Materials and a colorful guidebook written and illustrated for children ages 5 and up are included. Some adult supervision and household materials are required.

Fortunately, gas for the Magic School Bus is not required, as the bus is purely fictional. Good thing, because the trip just to the Moon and back would be 477,700 miles. And at about 10 miles per gallon, with the price of diesel as high as it is these days, your cost would run well over $200,000! And going to Mars could very well break your budget.

CHOKING HAZARD — Small parts.
Not for children under 3 years.

CHOKING HAZARD — Children under 8 years can choke or suffocate on uninflated or broken balloons. Adult supervision required.
Keep uninflated balloons from children.
Discard broken balloons at once.