I just had a teacher in asking if the Magic School Bus books are fiction
or nonfiction. Her students were divided in their opinions.
She felt the book was fantasy with some scientific facts included. I
told her I considered it a science book (nonfiction) with some
entertaining elements of fantasy added. One of her students pointed out
a statement on the back cover that this title had one a nonfiction book
award.
At any rate, we had a good discussion and concluded that it's not always
easy to place something in a single category. I checked the archives and
saw similar discussions have been undertaken in the past. Does anyone
have anything new to add or that would clarify this?
Marsha Filipiak
Librarian
Cairo American College
filipiak@intouch.com
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