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On the Bus with Joanna Cole: A Creative Autobiography
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Joanna Cole
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Wendy Saul
Climb On the Bus with Joanna Cole and find out about the journey from her first book, a science book about cockroaches, to the wildly popular Magic School Bus. This should be of interest to the children, teachers and parents who followed the Magic School Bus adventures.
Hardcover
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56 pages
Published
May 6th 1996
by Heinemann Educational Books
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Interest Level Grades 3 - 5
Grade level Equivalent: 5.9
Lexile Measure: 1050L
Joanna Cole tells us about her life through this autobiography. She is the author of many children's books such as the Magic Tree House series that are so informational for kids. Through this book we learn more about her and how she chooses titles for some of her books such as the Jumping Bean book she wrote. She also reveals that her father did not know how to read and write but he was a great influence in her life as a ...more
Grade level Equivalent: 5.9
Lexile Measure: 1050L
Joanna Cole tells us about her life through this autobiography. She is the author of many children's books such as the Magic Tree House series that are so informational for kids. Through this book we learn more about her and how she chooses titles for some of her books such as the Jumping Bean book she wrote. She also reveals that her father did not know how to read and write but he was a great influence in her life as a ...more
Joanna Cole is the author of the well-known “Magic School Bus” series. She was originally a science book writer but turned to fiction was she realized she was so good at it. “On the Bus with Joanna Cole” is her self-written autobiography about how she turned into an author. The book is interesting, but a little dense for young children to read. The book is super informative and would be great for a student to use to write a biography.
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Interesting and well written autobiography of the author of the Magic School Bus series from early childhood to present. Her father had dyslexia and she spoke of her early love for reading. Examples of the mock-ups she makes as the book comes together. Her short description of her favorite teacher, Miss Bair, was a lovely tribute of lasting influence.
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Joanna Cole who also writes under the pseudonym B. J. Barnet is an author of children’s books who teaches science.
She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole has written over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved scie ...more
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She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole has written over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved scie ...more
