Joanna Cole created everyone's favorite science teacher when she wrote her first Magic School Bus book starring Ms. Frizzle. In this interview, she talks about her writing, Ms. Frizzle's appeal, and her collaboration with illustrator Bruce Degen. Watch the interview to learn more about her and read a short biography about her life. Includes an interview transcript and a selected list of her books.

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children's literature

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joanna cole, magic school bus books, ms. frizzle, reading rockets

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional