Fangs for Having Us!

by Nancy Krulik, Harry Briggs (Illustrator)

Overview

Magic School Bus meets The Magic Tree House in this third installment of a school-based chapter book series by bestselling author Nancy Krulik. When their teacher takes them to Romania, will this class be able to tangle with vampires?

Ms. Frogbottom’s class is on a field trip to Romania where a visit to Dracula’s castle brings them face to fang with vampires, garlic, bats, and—yikes!—could it be the legendary count himself?

Bestselling and beloved author Nancy Krulik ingeniously approaches geography in a new way, as the kids learn about the places they visit while fighting, fleeing, or in some cases rescuing monsters.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534454040
Publisher:	Aladdin
Publication date:	07/20/2021
Series:	Ms. Frogbottom's Field Trips , #3
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
Lexile:	570L (what's this?)
File size:	8 MB
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Nancy Krulik is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 200 books for children and young adults. She is the author of the fan favorite book series Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo; George Brown, Class Clown; How I Survived Middle School; and Magic Bone. She lives in New York.

Harry Briggs has worked as an illustrator for twenty-eight years, including work in editorial, educational, advertising, children’s literature, a whole lot of greeting cards, and things he can’t even remember! He graduated from Art Center College of Design in 1989 with a BFA in illustration. He has kids, pets, and the other trappings of mid-life. Oh, and his job is the greatest job in the world!

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Chapter 1

Editorial Reviews

2021-05-19
The students of Class 4A end up in a vampire’s castle during a magical field trip.

Class 4A is no ordinary classroom. With Ms. Frogbottom and her magic map, there is never a dull moment. As this adventure opens, the kids are enjoying a night at science camp when a bat flies overhead. As the conversation inevitably turns to vampire bats and vampires, Ms. Frogbottom takes out her magic map to whisk them away on a memorable field trip. In a blink of an eye, the students find themselves in Transylvania. While at a cafe, they meet the groundskeeper of Bran Castle, the inspiration for the castle in Dracula. He offers them a special tour of the castle, which Ms. Frogbottom gladly accepts. Soon the kids meet Mr. Liliac, master of the castle, and that’s when things get really weird. Emma swears Mr. Liliac is a vampire because he had no reflection in the mirror—and then Ms. Frogbottom disappears….Narrated by fact-loving student Sofia, this third series installment reads like a chapter-book version of the Magic School Bus, introducing geography via local legends. More silly than scary, the story is a mixture of history, magic, and adventure. Laced throughout the text are both boxes with fast facts and black-and-white images. The students appear to be of different races, and Ms. Frogbottom is a woman of color.

A fun choice for chapter-book readers who like legendary creatures. (glossary) (Fantasy. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews