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The Magic School Bus is a series of children's books about science, written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen.Designed for ages 6-9, they feature the antics of Ms. Valerie Felicity Frizzle and her class, who board a sentient anthropomorphic mini school bus which takes them on field trips to impossible locations, including the solar system, clouds, the past, and the human body.
Bruce Degen (/ ˈ d iː ɡ ə n / DEEG-ən; [1] June 14, 1945 – November 7, 2024) was an American illustrator and writer, known for illustrating The Magic School Bus, a picture book series written by Joanna Cole. He collaborated with writers Nancy White Carlstrom, on the Jesse Bear books, and Jane Yolen, on the Commander Toad series.
The Lunch Lady - A man disguised as a lunch lady who flies the N.E.R.D.S. rocket/jet, dubbed "The School Bus." He is extremely loyal to the N.E.R.D.S., going as far as to lock himself up when he believed he was being affected by the Villain Virus. He became the de facto leader of the group at the start of the fifth book.
7 Oxford Reading Tree: Roderick Hunt and others 1985–present 800+ Sugar Creek Gang: Paul Hutchens: 1940–1970 36 Redwall: Brian Jacques: 1986–2011 22 + 2 picture books Biggles: W. E. Johns: 1932–1999 98 + 4 extras The Adventures of the Bailey School Kids: Marcia T. Jones and Debbie Dadey: 1990–2006 51 + 33 spinoffs Chrestomanci: Diana ...
Each book in the series follows events in the lives of different characters introduced in Dicey's Song or Homecoming. Seventeen Against the Dealer takes up events in Dicey's life when she is 21. A Solitary Blue concerns events in the life of Jeff Greene, a character introduced in Dicey's Song and a central figure in Seventeen Against the Dealer .
The first Magic School Bus book was written in 1985 and published the following year. [12] She and illustrator Bruce Degen spent over a year per book when they worked on the first 10 titles. [6] Cole was nervous about starting the first Magic School Bus book, stating, "I couldn't work at all. I cleaned out closets, answered letters, and went ...
The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks is the first book in The Magic School Bus classic series books. Written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen, it is a picture book and introduces most of the main characters of the series, including Ms. Frizzle, Arnold, Dorothy Ann, Ralphie (called "Ralph" in the book), Tim, Wanda and Liz as well as several students who did not appear in the TV ...
The Magic School Bus is an animated educational children's television series, based on the book series of the same name by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen.Originally broadcast from 1994 to 1997, the series received critical acclaim for its use of celebrity voice talent, as well as combining entertainment with an educational series. [1]