Here Comes the Bus

About the Book

A child can be full of questions and emotions about what a bus ride is like. Here Comes the Bus is a fun short story written in rhyme and repetition about a school bus ride. The words at the end are a surprise to the reader. Early readers and listeners will find themselves committing this story to memory, an important stage in becoming a reader. This story also provides many teachable moments for whoever is reading the book to a child.

About the Author

Mary Marchi has been involved in the field of education for over forty years. She was a teacher and administrator in both public and private schools. Early in her career in education (1966) she was the author and teacher of an instructional television series, Pathways to People. As a teacher, she not only taught her students to read, but she also instilled the joy of reading in them. She is the author of other children’s books entitled, The Web in the Halo, The Golden Pumpkin Crown, and Here Comes the Bus. Mary lives in Carmel Valley, California with her husband, Jack. She has two daughters.