Joanna Cole Book order
August 11, 1944 – July 12, 2020
Joanna Cole was an author of children's books and a teacher of science. She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Her work includes over 250 books, from her first book Cockroach to the famous Magic School Bus series. Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. As a child, she loved science and had a teacher who reminded her of Ms. Frizzle. She graduated from the City College of New York with a bachelor's degree in psychology. After graduate courses, she worked for a year as a librarian in an elementary school in Brooklyn.
- 2024
- 2023
A sensible, reassuring guide to sex and growing up, revised with the most up- to-date information.
- 2021
The Magic School Bus Explores Human Evolution
- 56 pages
- 2 hours of reading
"When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up the Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric times. First stop: 3.5 billion years ago! Luckily Ms. Frizzle has a plan, and the class is right there to watch simple cells become sponges and then fish and dinosaurs, then mammals and early primates and, eventually, modern humans. This is the story of a species, of our species, as only Ms. Frizzle can tell it"--
- 2017
The Teacher's Book Premium Pack includes the Teacher's Book and access to the Teacher's Resource Centre, Presentation Kit, Test Generator and all the digital student components. Tips on how to teach exam students, work with mixed-ability classes and extra teaching notes to further support students in their exam skills are all included.show more
- 2015
Polar Animals
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the animals that live in the polar regions of the world, including how they adapt to their icy habitats.
- 2015
Dinosaurs
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
Journeying back in time to when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, Ms. Frizzle's class learns all about these creatures, including their life cycle, diet, physical characteristics, behaviors, and extinction.
- 2015
Volcanoes & Earthquakes
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
"A nonfiction companion to the original Magic School Bus series"--Cover.
- 2015
Insects
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
"A nonfiction companion to the original Magic School Bus series"--Cover.
- 2015
The Rainforest
- 32 pages
- 2 hours of reading
On a field trip to the Amazon rain forest, Ms. Frizzle's class explores the ecosystem, learning about the canopy and the wildlife that lives there.