Bus to the Badlands

by Margriet Ruurs, illustrated by Claudia Dávila

tagged: travel, dinosaurs & prehistoric creatures

Description

Josh, Mark, Angela and their friends have been waiting for years to go on the class trip to Drumheller, Alberta.

Now they are finally the oldest kids at Pleasant Valley grade school and can get excited about the overnight outing. But first, they have a lot of learn about what they'll see in the dinosaur capital of the world. And they have to raise money for all the pizza they are going to eat on the trip! Once they finally get going, a frightening encounter with a slithery serpent leads to an amazing discovery. One that might be even better than all-you-can-eat deep dish!

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

About the Authors

Margriet Ruurs is the award-winning author of forty books for children. Passionate about literacy, she writes children's and educational materials as well as book reviews. Margriet conducts author visits and writing workshops at international schools around the world and online. She has lived in the Yukon and in many other places, and now makes her home on Salt Spring Island in British Columbia.

CLAUDIA DÁVILA is the former art director of Chirp and Chickadee magazines, and is the author-illustrator of the award-winning graphic novel series The Future According to Luz and the picture book Super Red Riding Hood. Claudia illustrated Fast Friends, the multi-award-winning book Child Soldier: When Boys and Girls Are Used in War by Michel Chikwanine and Jessica Dee Humphreys, Viminy Crowe’s Comic Book by Marthe Jocelyn and Richard Scrimger and The Canadian Kids Guide to Outdoor Fun by Helaine Becker. Claudia was born in Santiago, Chile, and lives in Toronto, Ontario, with her husband and two children.

Age:: 6 to 8
Grade:: 1 to 3
Reading age:: 6 to 8

Awards

Short-listed, Chocolate Lily Book Awards - Chapter Books / Early Novels

Editorial Reviews

&quotThe blend of humour and learning makes this a story one that is memorable for both Josh and the reader. Highly Recommended.&quot

— CM: Canadian Review of Materials

"A solid choice for beginning chapter book readers, and will keep them engaged through the lively text with bold, cartoon-like illustrations depicting a diverse group of students. Kids will feel like they are going along for the ride."

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Bus to the Badlands

by Margriet Ruurs, illustrated by Claudia Dávila

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