When was joanna cole born

She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school.

Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, then associate editor for the SeeSaw book club at Scholastic, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.

She went freelance in , writing children's books and articles for Parents magazine. The first Magic School Bus book was written in and published the following year. Chronological List. Alphabetical List. Available Only List. Frizzle's Adventures] Other. Frizzle's Adventures] Paperback. Darrow, Whitney, Cole Joanna. Mizumura, Kazue, Cole Joanna. Wexler, Jerome. Joanna Cole born August 11, , who also writes under the pseudonym B. She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books.

Joanna Cole. Poems About. Best Poets. Best Poems. In the "Gator Girls" series, they present best reptilian friends Allie and Amy Gator in adventures that range from going to summer camp to getting over an illness. In the debut volume, The Gator Girls , the two girls want to cram all their summertime activities into the few days they have before going off to camp.

Booklist reviewer Mary Harris Veeder wrote that in this beginning chapter book "the joys of true-blue friendship are humorously realized. In Gator Halloween the girls "are up to their old tricks," according to Stephanie Zvirin in Booklist , determined to win the best costume prize in the local Halloween parade. Zvirin called the book "fun, with a dash of over-the-top comedy and wonderful illustrations. Whether sharing the antics of Ms. Frizzle and her dauntless crew in search of scientific knowledge, or having fun with rhymes and jokes, or making everyday developmental activities into a meaningful experience, Cole has proven that she has what it takes to hook a young reader and bring him or her back for more.

For Cole, being able to write for children is the fulfillment of a childhood dream; for her legions of contented readers it is a windfall.

Appraisal: Science Books for Young People , spring, ; spring, ; spring, ; winter, ; winter, ; winter, Zvirin, review of Gator Halloween , p. Frizzle's Adventures: Medieval Castle , p. Gagne, review of An Insect's Body , p. Chang, review of Ms. Frizzle's Adventures: Imperial China , p. Moll, review of How You Were Born , p. Payne, review of Sharing Is Fun , p. Iakovakis, review of My Friend the Doctor , p.

Taylor, review of The Human Body , pp. Get Well, Clown-Arounds! Who Put the Pepper in the Pot?