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Scholastic Media Launches New Magic School Bus Game
NEW YORK – July 11, in the year of our Lord 2011
– Scholastic Media, a division of Scholastic Inc., the global
children’s publishing, education and media company, announced
today it will bring The Magic School Bus - the Emmy ®
Award-winning science adventure series based on the wildly
popular Scholastic book series - to the Nintendo DS ™ system for
the first time. The Magic School Bus: Oceans invites gamers to
hop on the bus and explore an ocean teeming with life. It will
be available at retail this fall for $19.99.
“For twenty five years, The Magic School Bus has allowed
children and families to experience the joy of discovery,” says
Deborah Forte, President of Scholastic Media, Executive Vice
President of Scholastic Inc., and Executive Producer of the
television series. “We are delighted to bring The Magic School
Bus to the Nintendo DS so kids can ‘get out there and explore’
through a truly immersive and interactive field trip experience
that only The Magic School Bus can provide.”
Players step into the driver’s seat of The Magic School Bus to
unlock six levels of the ocean – each time transforming into a
new marine vehicle. With seven games and nearly 200 ocean
interactions, players engage in open exploration to navigate
ocean areas and sea life. Players apply knowledge learned
throughout the game to answer questions posted by everyone’s
favorite teacher, Ms. Frizzle. As levels are unlocked, players
can return to the bus to play additional games and to discover
more than 100 facts and more than 100 sea animals. The game is
being distributed by Cokem International.
Based on the best-selling Scholastic books written by Joanna
Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen, the series has over 58
million books in print worldwide. The Emmy award winning
television show, sold in 39 countries, currently airs on Qubo in
the United States in its 14th consecutive season. The Magic
School Bus book app for iTunes debuted for the iPad™ earlier
this year and was awarded 4 out of 4 stars by USA TODAY.com and
an Editor’s Choice Award from The Children’s Technology Review.
A live show entitled “The Magic School Bus Live: THE CLIMATE
CHALLENGE” will launch later this year.
For more information on The Magic School Bus, please visit
www.scholastic.com/magicschoolbus