Bruce Degen, the illustrator who brought Ms. Frizzle and her field trips to vivid, colorful life as the illustrator of “The Magic School Bus” books, a series that has taken millions of young ...

Joanna Cole, author of The Magic School Bus children's book series, died on Sunday. She was 75. Her death was announced by her publisher, Scholastic, who shared that she died from idiopathic ...

Joanna Cole, American author of The Magic School Bus children's books, died on Sunday of the lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. She was 75. The beloved book series followed the ...

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Today more than 95 million copies of the “Magic School Bus” books are in print nationwide, according to Publishers Weekly. Degen was mourned across the book world in the wake of his death.

“Joanna Cole had the perfect touch for blending science and story,” said Dick Robinson, Chairman, President and CEO, Scholastic, who publishes The Magic School Bus series. “Joanna’s books ...

In addition to the Magic School Bus series, Degen wrote and illustrated the 2012 children’s book I Gotta Draw. “You can do a painting, and it might end up being on somebody’s wall ...