Joanna Cole (1944–2020)

Author of The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System

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About the Author

Joanna Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey on August 11, 1944. She attended the University of Massachusetts, Indiana University, and City College of New York where she earned a degree in Psychology. Ms. Cole has worked as an elementary school teacher, a librarian, and a children's book editor. As a show more child, she loved science and explaining things and this is why she started writing children's books. She writes fiction and non-fiction titles. Her most well-known series are the Magic School Bus and the "Body." Cole's books have received a number of honors. A Horse's Body and A Snake's Body were both named Outstanding Science Trade Books for children by the joint committee of the National Science Teachers Association and the Children's Book Council. In 1982, A Snake's Body was named a Children's Choice Book by the joint committee of the International Reading Association and the Children's Book Council. Both A Cat's Body and A Bird's Body were Junior Literary Guild selections. In 1991, she was awarded the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Nonfiction award. Joanna Cole, who wrote over 250 books for children, died on July 12, 2020 at the age of 75. 030 (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Disambiguation Notice:

Many "Magic School Bus" books based on the TV series are in fact written by other authors, based on the ideas of Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen.

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Works by Joanna Cole

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The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System (1990) 4,959 copies

The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body (1989) 4,869 copies

The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth (1987) 4,608 copies

The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor (1992) 4,201 copies

The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks (1986) 4,018 copies

The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs (1994) 3,231 copies

The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane (1995) 2,795 copies

The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive (1996) 2,399 copies

The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip (1997) 1,899 copies

Hungry, Hungry Sharks (1986) 1,783 copies

The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses (1999) 1,782 copies

Field Trip Facts: Notes From Ms. Frizzle's Kids (2007) 1,315 copies

I'm a Big Sister (1997) 1,138 copies

The Magic School Bus Lost in the Snow (2004) 1,028 copies

I'm a Big Brother (1997) 970 copies

Anna Banana: 101 Jump Rope Rhymes (1989) 949 copies

The Magic School Bus Takes a Moonwalk (2007) 860 copies

The Missing Tooth (1988) 835 copies

Best-Loved Folktales of the World (1982) 792 copies

Norma Jean, Jumping Bean (1987) 712 copies

Ancient Egypt (2001) 685 copies

The Magic School Bus and the Science Fair Expedition (2006) 643 copies

The Magic School Bus Flies from the Nest (2005) 615 copies

Imperial China (2005) 560 copies

Bony-Legs (1983) 525 copies

Medieval Castle (2002) 450 copies

Six Sick Sheep: 101 Tongue Twisters (1993) 434 copies

The Magic School Bus Looking for Liz (1995) 403 copies

Monster Manners (1996) 394 copies

The Eentsy, Weentsy Spider: Fingerplays and Action Rhymes (1991) 389 copies

The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge (2010) 375 copies

Bully Trouble (1989) 323 copies

The Magic School Bus at the First Thanksgiving (2006) 316 copies

My Puppy Is Born (1973) 310 copies

Ready... Set... Read!: The Beginning Reader's Treasury (1990) — Editor — 305 copies

Spider's Lunch: All About Garden Spiders (1995) 268 copies

This is the Place for Me (1986) 261 copies

The Magic School Bus: Science Box Set of 6: Waterworks / Dinosaurs / Space / Seeds / Electricity (2009) 249 copies

You Can't Smell a Flower with Your Ear! All About Your 5 Senses (1994) 248 copies

Dinosaur Story (1609) 231 copies

Plants in Winter (1972) 218 copies

How You Were Born (1984) 210 copies

It's too noisy! (1989) 200 copies

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? (1994) 192 copies

Golly Gump Swallowed a Fly (A Parents Magazine Read Aloud and Easy Reading Program Original) (1831) 184 copies

Who Put the Pepper in the Pot? (Parents Magazine Read Aloud Original) (1657) 180 copies

Miss Mary Mack and Other Children's Street Rhymes (1990) 169 copies

The New Baby at Your House (1985) 169 copies

My Big Boy Potty (2000) 151 copies

The Gator Girls (1995) 150 copies

A New Treasury of Children's Poetry (1984) 145 copies

The Magic School Bus Gets All Fired Up (1999) 136 copies

Bug in a Rug: Reading Fun for Just-Beginners (1996) 134 copies

Your Insides (1992) 127 copies

The Clown-Arounds Go On Vacation (1983) 124 copies

How I Was Adopted (Mulberry Books) (1995) 120 copies

A Gift from Saint Francis: The First Creche (1989) 119 copies

My Big Girl Potty (2000) — Author — 119 copies

The Magic School Bus Gets Cleaned Up (2007) 118 copies

Scholastic Reader Level 2: "The Magic School Bus Has a Heart" (2005), "The Magic School Bus and the Missing Tooth"… (2005) 116 copies

Rockin Reptiles (1997) 115 copies

Crazy Eights and Other Card Games (1994) 111 copies

Scary Book (1991) 108 copies

Asking About Sex and Growing Up: A Question-and-Answer Book for Boys and Girls (1988) 103 copies

Cars and How They Go (1983) 100 copies

Give a Dog a Bone: Stories, Poems, Jokes, and Riddles About Dogs (1996) 89 copies

Ready, Set, Read--And Laugh!: A Funny Treasury for Beginning Readers (1995) 89 copies

Evolution (1987) 81 copies

The Read-Aloud Treasury (1988) 80 copies

Aren't You Forgetting Something, Fiona? (1983) 79 copies

The Clown-Arounds Have a Party (1981) 79 copies

Pat-A-Cake and Other Play Rhymes (1992) 77 copies

When You Were Inside Mommy (2001) 75 copies

Don't Tell the Whole World! (1990) 74 copies

Get Well, Clown-arounds! (The Clown Arounds) (1800) 70 copies

Buster Cat Goes Out (1989) 66 copies

The Clown-Arounds (1981) 66 copies

Monster and Muffin (All Aboard Reading. Picture Reader) (1996) 66 copies

Big Goof and Little Goof/Three Short Stories (1989) 65 copies

A Snake's Body (1981) 59 copies

No Puppies Today! (1989) 58 copies

The Laugh Book: A New Treasury of Humor for Children (1986) 55 copies

On the Bus with Joanna Cole (1996) 53 copies

The Magic School Bus: The Complete Series (2012) — Creator — 53 copies

Rocks and soil how weather and other forces change the earth (1993) — Author — 52 copies

Large as Life Animals in Beautiful Life-Size Paintings (1985) 52 copies

Mixed-up Magic (Hello Reader) (1987) 50 copies

Sweet Dreams, Clown-Arounds! (Parents Magazine Read Aloud Original) (1985) 50 copies

Sharing Is Fun (2004) 49 copies

My Friend the Doctor (2005) — Author — 49 copies

My New Kitten (1995) 49 copies

Pin the Tail On the Donkey and Other Party Games (1993) 46 copies

Hank and Frank Fix Up the House (1988) 45 copies

Monster Movie (Lucky Star) (1845) 41 copies

Your New Potty (1989) 41 copies

Marbles: 101 Ways to Play (1998) 41 copies

When Mommy and Daddy Go to Work (2001) 39 copies

Oceans 38 copies

Gator Halloween (1999) 38 copies

Monster Valentines (1990) 36 copies

An Insect's Body (1984) 36 copies

Animal Sleepyheads: 1 to 10 (1988) 35 copies

Cuts, breaks, bruises, and burns: How your body heals (1985) 35 copies

The Rain or Shine Activity Book (1997) 34 copies

Yours Till Banana Splits: 201 Autograph Rhymes (1995) 34 copies

The Magic School Bus: Human Body [3 TV Episodes] (2005) — Writer — 31 copies

Large as Life - Nighttime Animals (1985) 31 copies

A Bird's Body (1982) 30 copies

The Magic School Bus Explores Human Evolution (2021) 30 copies

A Fish Hatches (1978) 30 copies

The Magic School Bus Activity Guide: Season Two (1995) 28 copies

The Magic School Bus Activity Guide: Season Three (1996) 27 copies

Fun on the Run: Travel Games and Songs (1999) 25 copies

A Chick Hatches (1976) 24 copies

A Frog's Body (1709) 24 copies

A Cat's Body (1982) 23 copies

Parents Book of Toilet Teaching (1986) 20 copies

Get Well, Gators! (1998) 20 copies

The Magic School Bus: Holiday Special [3 TV Episodes] (2002) — Creator — 19 copies

A Dog's Body (1986) 19 copies

El autobus magico Muestra Y Cuenta / The Magic School Bus Shows and Tells: Un Libro Sobre Arqueologia / A Book About… (1997) 19 copies

A Pocketful of Laughs (1995) 17 copies

Riding Silver Star (1996) 17 copies

The Magic School Bus Briefcase (12 Books in Carrying Case) (1994) 17 copies

DON'T CALL ME NAMES ! (A Just right book) (1990) 16 copies

The Human Body: How We Evolved (1987) 14 copies

The Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm [1994 TV episode] (1994) — Creator — 14 copies

Doctor Change (1986) 14 copies

The Magic School Bus Set [boxed set] (1992) 13 copies

Fun on Wheels (Early Bird Series Little Books) (1976) 11 copies

Tons of Fun (1996) 10 copies

A Horse's Body (1981) 10 copies

A Calf Is Born (1975) 9 copies

The Magic School Bus 10 Book Set: Dinosaurs, Volcanoes, Earth, Space, Insects, Weather, Solar System, Rain Forest &… (2021) 8 copies

The Magic School Bus: Season 1 (2015) — Creator — 7 copies

Cockroaches (1971) 7 copies

More Tons of Fun: Card Games, Party Games, Street and Jumprope Rhymes (1996) 7 copies

Bus Magique 13 Plongée dans les mers du Sud (2007) 7 copies

The Magic School Bus: For Lunch [1994 TV Episode] (1994) — Creator — 6 copies

THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS 6 copies

The Magic School Bus: Season 2 (2015) — Creator — 6 copies

The Magic School Bus: Gets Ants in its Pants [1994 film] (1997) 6 copies

The Magic School Bus: Season 4 (2015) — Creator — 6 copies

The Magic School Bus: The Busasaurus Bone Up on Prehistoric Animals [1995 TV Episode] (1995) — Creator — 6 copies

The Magic School Bus: Season 3 (2015) — Creator — 5 copies

The Magic School Bus: Plays Ball [1994 TV Episode] (1994) — Creator — 5 copies

The Magic School Bus: Taking Flight [1995 TV Episode] (1995) — Creator — 5 copies

Homes 5 copies

Baleines Droit Devant ! (French Edition) (2005) 5 copies

Cousin Matilda and the Foolish Wolf (1970) 5 copies

The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane[MSB-MSB INSIDE A HURRICANE][Paperback] (1996) 5 copies

Le Bus Magique - Tome 9 : Sur la piste des kangourous (2006) 4 copies

Saber-toothed tiger and other ice age mammals (1977) 4 copies

The Magic School Bus: Super Star Power [3 TV Episodes] (2012) — Creator — 4 copies

The magic school bus getting energized 4 copies

Find the Hidden Insect (1979) 4 copies

The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive by Joanna Cole (1998) Paperback (1998) 4 copies

Magic School Bus 20 books box set, Science Reader Box 1 & 2 4 copies

The Magic School Bus Flies From the Nest/The Magic School Bus Rides the Wind 4 copies

Le Bus Magique, Tome 15 : Au pied des volcans (2008) 4 copies

The Magic School Bus Gets Eaten [1994 TV Episode] (1994) — Creator — 3 copies

Promo/spiders lunch (2000) 3 copies

Spider's Lunch: All Aboard Science Reader Station Stop 1 by Joanna Cole (1995-04-01) 3 copies

The Magic School Bus: Box Set (1992) 3 copies

Fleas (1974) 3 copies

Mo fa xiao che : ???? : ????? (2002) 3 copies

Autobus magique dans l'Arctique L' (1999) 3 copies

The Magic School Bus Notebook (1996) 3 copies

The Magic School Bus: Experiments, Coloring, Puzzles&More/Book and Cassette (Fun With Sound) (1994) 3 copies

The Scary Book by Joanna Cole (1991-09-03) (1810) 3 copies

A Lesson Plan Book for "The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body" (1991) 3 copies

L'autobus magique chauve qui peut!: Un livre sur les chauves-souris (1997) 3 copies

The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body (Scholastic Book Guides) (2003) 3 copies

1 Magic School Bus Series (all 11)(Chinese Edition) (2011) 3 copies

Nelson Mandela (National Geographic Kids: Level 3) by Barbara Kramer (2014-08-05) (1763) 3 copies

Les Requins (1986) 2 copies

THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS READER: 8-BOOK SET (Scholastic Readers, Level 2) (Takes a Moonwalk; Flies from the Nest; Gets… (2004) 2 copies

The Magic School Bus 5 Book Set: Blows Its Top, In the Artic A Book About Heat, Gets Eaten, Plants Seeds, Ups and… (1998) 2 copies

Magic School Bus Plays Ball 2 copies

El Autobus Magico Muestra y Cuenta: Un Libro Sobre Arqueologia (Spanish Edition) by Scholastic Books, Berenstain, Stan,… (1997) 2 copies

The Magic School Bus: Greatest Adventures [3 TV Episodes] (2000) — Creator — 2 copies

Magic School Bus Answers Questions 2 copies

Miss Frizzles Adventures Imperial China 2 copies

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The Magic School Bus Gets Planted [1996 TV Episode] (1996) — Creator — 2 copies

Der Zauberschulbus, Auf Tauchstation im Meer (1997) 2 copies

Sihirli Okul Otobusu - Kayip Kemiklerin Pesinde (2006) 2 copies

Sihirli Okul Otobusu - Miknatislarin Gizemi (2006) 2 copies

Le Bus Magique, Tome 19 : La ferme aux papillons (2009) 2 copies

Twins: The Story of Multiple Births (1972) 2 copies

Autobus magique et la classe à l'eau N.E (1999) 2 copies

Qui mange qui? 2 copies

The Magic School Bus Makes a Stink [1997 TV Episode] (1997) — Creator — 2 copies

The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top - DVD 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Out of This World - DVD 1 copy

Our Earth in Space (Early Reader) 1 copy

Magic School Bus Briefcase 1 copy

Magic school Bus The original series, Complete Set, Books: 1-12 (1900) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus 5 books inside Briefcase At the Waterworks, Lost in the Solar System, Inside the Human Body,… (1995) 1 copy

Ṭiyulit ha-pelaʼim be-masaʻ el lev kadur-ha-arets = The magic school bus inside the Earth 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Chapter Books: Food Chain Frenzy #17, The Fishy Field Trip #18, Color Day Relay #19, Rocky Road… (2003) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses - Paperback Book and Cassette 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Briefcase (1994) 1 copy

Mo fa xiao che : ???? : ???? 1 copy

A Lesson Plan Book for "The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth" by Joanna Cole (Innovations Teaching Guides) (1993) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus #8: Penguin Puzzle (copy 2) 1 copy

Animal Sleepyheads 1-10 1 copy

The In the Time of the Dinosaurs (The Magic School Bus) 1 copy

Reading Rainbow: The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth [1990 TV episode] (1990) — Author — 1 copy

O ônibus mágico dentro do corpo humano 1 copy

Large As Life Daytime Animals Life Size 1 copy

[(Magic School Bus Presents: Planet Earth)] [By (author) Joanna Cole ] published on (September, 2014) 1 copy

Monster Manner 1 copy

THE MAGIC SCHOOLBUS AMAZING MAGNETISM 1 copy

THE MAGIC SCHOOLBUS THE WILD WHALES WATCH 1 copy

THE MAGIC SCHOOLBUS ELECTRIC STORM 1 copy

Magic School Bus Presents( Planet Earth)[MSB PRESENTS PLANET EARTH][Paperback] (2014) 1 copy

Magic School Bus Presents( Wild Weather)[MSB PRESENTS WILD WEATHER][Paperback] (2014) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses [MSB-MSB EXPLORES THE SENSES] [Prebound] 1 copy

Cap sur L'Atlantique 1 copy

Magic School Bus Wild Leaf Ride, Magic School Bus Flies from the Nest, Turtle and Snake's Day 1 copy

The Magic School Bus. 10: skin, eyes, ears, nose tongue is exploring the (Korean edition) (2000) 1 copy

"The Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake: a Book About Kitchen Chemistry" and "The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds: a… (1994) 1 copy

Eine Handvoll Hund. Ein Dackelkind wird geboren. 1 copy

The Magic School Bus presents Sea Creatures 1 copy

Magic School Bus (6 Set) Artic; Cold Feet; Pickle; Flight; Ralphie; Baked in Cake 1 copy

As Aventuras da Dona Friz. Egito Antigo (Em Portuguese do Brasil) (2003) 1 copy

[(Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System)] [By (author) Joanna Cole ] published on (May, 2010) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus, Penguin Puzzle 1 copy

The Magic School Bus, Dinosaur Detectives 1 copy

L'autobus magique et la classe a l'eau (1987) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Takes a Moonwalk by Joanna Cole [Scholastic, 2007] Paperback [Paperback] 1 copy

Spiders Lunch 1 copy

[The magic school bus in the time of the dinosaurs (2012) 1 copy

The magic school bus inside your mouth a book about dental care 1 copy

Mo fa xiao che : dian lu da mao xian = ???? (2002) 1 copy

Black, Brown, and Gray (1982) 1 copy

Mo fa xiao che : tai yang xi mi hang ji = ???? (2002) 1 copy

The Birth of Fin MacCoul 1 copy

Jack the Giant-Killer 1 copy

Tom Tit Tot 1 copy

The Boggart 1 copy

Lazy Jack (1982) 1 copy

The Three Wishes 1 copy

The Fisherman's Son and the Gruagach of Tricks (1982) 1 copy

Fin MacCoul and the Fenians of Erin in the Castle of Fear Dubh 1 copy

A Legend of Saint Nicholas 1 copy

The Brownie of Blednock 1 copy

The Midwife 1 copy

The Cow on the Roof 1 copy

Peter Bull 1 copy

Maid Lena 1 copy

Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Imperial China 1 copy

Le Bus Magique, Tome 20 : Virée au grand canyon ! (2010) 1 copy

The Twelve Months 1 copy

The Half-Chick 1 copy

Magic School Bus Chapter Books Set of 20 Collection with Bus Case (Expedition down under, Dinosaur Detectives, Penguin… (2011) 1 copy

Darling Roland 1 copy

9 Titles Magic School Bus... At the Waterworks Blows its Top Gets All Dried Up Gets Ants in its Pants Gets Baked in a… 1 copy

The Secret Box (1971) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Science Chapter Books 1-20 1 copy

Riding the Magic School Bus with Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen [movie] (1993) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Science Chapter Books: 2,3,10-12,14,15 1 copy

The Doctor and His Pupil 1 copy

Thousand-Furs 1 copy

I Ate the Loaf 1 copy

The Merman and the Farmer 1 copy

Crab 1 copy

Bastianelo 1 copy

The Cock and the Mouse 1 copy

The Thoughtless Abbot 1 copy

Don Demonio's Mother-in-Law 1 copy

Toñino and the Fairies 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Set 5-8 (Twister Trouble ~ Giant Germ ~ Shark Escape ~ Penguin Puzzle) (2000) 1 copy

Abraham Lincoln and President's Day 1 copy

Mo fa xiao che : bai fang kong long wang chao = ???? (2002) 1 copy

Magic School Bus Ups and Downs, The, C3 1 copy

The Magic School Bus: Inside the Human Body Inside the Earth Lost in the Solar System At the Waterworks (The Magic… (1990) 1 copy

Les Croco-filles (1998) 1 copy

Koinu ga umareru yo (こいぬがうまれるよ) 1 copy

A varázslatos iskolabusz a tengerfenéken (2004) 1 copy

C'est Halloween ! (2000) 1 copy

Magic School Bus Activity Guide, The 1 copy

Uzay Kasifleri - Sihirli Okul Otobusu (2000) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus set: (Blows its Top; Gets All Dried Up; Plants Seeds; Wet All Over) 1 copy

Dev Mikroplar - Sihirli Okul Otobusu (2000) 1 copy

Sihirli Okul Otobusu - Dinozor Dedektifler (2006) 1 copy

Sihirli Okul Otobusu - Boceklerin Dunyasi (2006) 1 copy

Sihirli Okul Otobüsü Volkana Yolculuk (2007) 1 copy

El Autobus Magico: Viaja por el Agua (Magic School Bus) by Joanna Cole (1993-01-01) (1815) 1 copy

Mo fa xiao che : chuan yue tai feng = ???? (2002) 1 copy

Mo fa xiao che : xiao shui di da lu xing = 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Wet All Over: A Book About The Water Cycle, Blows Its Top, Plants Seeds, In The Artic/ 4 books (1996) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus in a Pickle & the Magic School Bus Wet All Over/ 2 Books (1997) 1 copy

Read Along Book & CD The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth 1 copy

Magic School Bus Series (9) (2002) 1 copy

Magic School Bus Chapter Books [8 Books] (Chapter Books 1-7 (The Truth About Bats/The Search for the Missing Bones/The… (1994) 1 copy

Innovations Teaching Guide: The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System 1 copy

L'autobus Magique a réponse à tout un liver de questions et réponse a 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Season's Greetings [DVD] 1 copy

Set 10 Scholastic The Magic School Bus Books (1986) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus: On the Ocean Floor & Lost in the Solar System [With Earbuds] (Playaway Children) (2010) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Chapter Book Collection: Set of 5 Books (#3 The Wild Whale Watch ~ #4 Space Explorers ~ # 6 The… (2000) 1 copy

El Autobus Magico - Viaja Con El Viento - Lector De Scholastic - Scholastic en Espanol - 2 Nivel 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Picture Book Collection: Set of 10 Books (1996) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Level 2 Reader Set of 5 Paperbacks Includes Takes a Moonwalk, Has a Heart, Fights Germs, Blasts… (2014) 1 copy

The Magic School Bus: Season 5 1 copy

The Magic School Bus: Season 6 1 copy

The Magic School Bus: Season 7 1 copy

The Magic School Bus: Season 8 1 copy

The Magic School Bus Scholastic Reader Level 2 Box Set - Vocabulary and Sentence Length For Beginning Readers -… (2005) 1 copy

Magic School Bus Presents( The Human Body)[MSB PRESENTS THE HUMAN BODY][Paperback] 1 copy

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Dinosaur Detectives (The Magic School Bus Science Chapter Book #9) (2002) — Creator — 1,363 copies

Simply Science: An All Aboard Reading Collection (2003) 36 copies

The Magic School Bus: Inside Ralphie [1994 TV Episode] (1994) — Writer — 7 copies

The Magic School Bus Flexes Its Muscles [1995 TV Episode] (1995) — Writer — 7 copies

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Common Knowledge

Other names: Barnet, B. J.
Cooke, Ann
Basilea, Joanna Reid (birth)
Birthdate: 1944-08-11
Date of death: 2020-07-12
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Place of death: Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Cause of death: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Places of residence: East Orange, New Jersey, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
New York, New York, USA
Sioux City, Iowa, USA
Education: City College of New York (BA|Psychology|1967)
University of Massachusetts
Indiana University
Occupations: children's book author
librarian
editor
elementary school teacher
Relationships: Cole, Philip A. (husband)
Organizations: Authors Guild
Authors League of America
Society of Children's Book Writers
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Awards and honors: Eva L. Gordon Award (American Nature Study Society, 1990)
Children's Book Guild Award for Nonfiction (1991)
David McCord Children's Literature Citation (1994)
Agent: Harper Collins
Scholastic
Disambiguation notice: Many "Magic School Bus" books based on the TV series are in fact written by other authors, based on the ideas of Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen.

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The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System by Joanna Cole

This book is an exciting and educational adventure that follows Ms. Frizzle and her students on a field trip through the solar system. As they explore the planets and moons, readers learn about the unique features and characteristics of each celestial body. The book's engaging narrative and detailed illustrations make complex scientific concepts accessible and fun for young learners. In the classroom, this book can be used to introduce students to astronomy and the structure of the solar system. Teachers can create activities such as creating models of the solar system, writing reports on the planets, or discussing space exploration and its impact on our understanding of the universe.… (more)

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leeyaath | 72 other reviews | May 1, 2024 |

The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor by Joanna Cole

Independent Reading Level: Level p
Award: 1995 Garden State Children's Book Award -- Children's Nonfiction (Winner)

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lprince83 | 52 other reviews | Apr 30, 2024 |

The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body by Joanna Cole

The magic school bus is a very well known and loved book series by this author. Growing up, I read all the magic school bus books and watched the TV show. I wanted to be a teacher as a kid because of the main character Ms. Frizzle who is a teacher.

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