Most Popular Books by Joanna Cole

Small enough to squeeze through power lines, Ms. Frizzle''s class learns how electric current travels through the town, lights up a light bulb, heats up a toaster, and runs an electric motor. Fans of the Magic School Bus won''t be left behind by this simple and informative introduction to the generation and distribution of electricity.

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Close-up photographs and text explain the details of a frog''s anatomy.

From Stephanie Calmenson and Magic School Bus author Joanna Cole comes the third story about the adventures of Allie and Amy, two friends who have to save their favorite playground in this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book that’s perfect for emerging readers! Best, best friends Amy and Allie do absolutely everything together. But when Allie gets sick, she can''t perform their duet at a fundraiser to save the local playground! Will Amy have to sing alone?

To celebrate its 20th anniversary, Scholastic is re-releasing the ten original Magic School Bus titles in paperback. With updated scientific information, the bestselling science series ever is back! The classroom is decorated as Dinosaur Land, but Ms. Frizzle-inspired by an archeological dig-craves a more authentic experience. The Magic School Bus turns into a time machine and transports the class back millions of years to an adventure where they learn about dinosaurs, their habitats and diets, and even a Maiasaura nesting ground.

Ms. Frizzle''s class decides to make a movie about ants for the school science fair. They follow an ant all the way into an anthill, and discover that it''s crawling with activity. Join Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus gang as they learn how ants work together.

From Stephanie Calmenson and Magic School Bus author Joanna Cole comes the first story about the adventures of Allie and Amy, two friends who have a true-blue friendship in this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book that’s perfect for emerging readers! Best, best, best friends Amy and Allie do absolutely everything together. And this summer they have made a list of activities that they will do each and every day. But then Allie learns she’s being sent to sleep-away camp and all their plans are ruined! How will these BFFs ever make it through the summer?

From authors Stephanie Calmenson and Magic School Bus author Joanna Cole, comes the second story about the adventures of Allie and Amy, two friends who have a true-blue friendship in this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book that’s perfect for emerging readers! Best, best, best friends Amy and Allie do absolutely everything together. But a new girl has moved to their neighborhood, and she has only one extra ticket for the most exciting concert ever. Which friend will get to go? Allie or Amy?

On a special field trip in the magic school bus, Ms Frizzle''s class learn at first hand about different kinds of rocks and the formation of the earth.

It''s natural for children to be concerned about the arrival of a new baby at their house. Most big brothers and sisters feel loving and tender one minute, angry or jealous the next. With over forty vivid full-color photographs and a clear, supportive text by award-winning author Joanna Cole, this revised edition of a much-loved classic will prepare children for the ups and downs of having a new baby in the house. "Should help small children sort out and deal with the turbulent mixed feelings that assail them when a new baby comes home." --Benjamin Spock, MD., author of Baby and Child Care

An introduction to computers and how they work.

The Magic School Bus analyzes light.

Arnold has swallowed the Magic School Bus! Now, instead of seeing an exhibit of the human body at a museum, the class is taking a look at Arnold''s stomach, his intestines, his bloodstream, and more from the inside on this heart-stopping fieldtrip - o

Ms. Frizzle''s class go back in time to observe dinosaurs where they help a baby dinosaur find his way home.

This book tells about kitchen chemistry.

First in the wooftastic series! "This fun, quick read will have young dog lovers sitting up and begging for the next book in the series." — School Library Journal Kate and Lucie are best friends. Kate is neat and Lucie is messy. Kate wakes up early and Lucie loves to sleep in. But both girls love, love, love dogs! Unfortunately, Kate and Lucie live in apartments where dogs are not allowed. Instead of real dogs, they have dog T-shirts, dog sheets and pajamas, and dog books. But nothing is quite the same as having a real dog. One day, the girls discover sparkly pink dog necklaces at the thrift store and try them on. But when they admire themselves in the mirror and give each other high fives, there is a pop and a whoosh and the girls are turned into dogs! Now it seems like Kate and Lucie won''t need their own pet dogs . . . because they''ll be having furry adventures of their own! "A peppy story that takes the notion of dog-loving kids to the extreme . . . Good-natured banter and silliness (''Stop sniffing me!'' ''I can''t help it. Everything smells amazing—even you!'') move the story along at a brisk pace." — Publishers Weekly

Stories, poems, pictures and rebuses for the beginning reader.

Joanna Cole''s Asking About Sex & Growing Up is the perfect book to provide answers to preteens'' questions about sex. Writing especially for kids ages 8-12, the author uses a question-and-answer format to offer straightforward information on a wide variety of subjects related to sex and puberty. Information about sex is everywhere. But what kids learn from TV, movies, the internet, and friends is not always a healthy or accurate view of sexuality. Now revised and updated with current facts, Asking About Sex & Growing Up is a safe, honest, friendly resource to share with preteens. The book is appropriate for both boys and girls. With the approachable, nonjudgmental Q&A format, this is a book that a preteen can read on his or her own. It''s also likely to open up healthy, positive conversations with parents and caregivers.

Knowing that his talkative wife will reveal to the world that he has found a fortune buried on their farm, John arranges an elaborate scheme to insure that she will not be believed.

Ms. Frizzle''s class is growing a beautiful garden. But, Phoebe''s plot is empty. Her flowers are back at her old school! So, the class climbs aboard the Magic School Bus. And, of course, the kids don''t only go back to Phoebe''s school, but they go inside one of Phoebe''s flowers! Follow the kids'' adventure and learn how living things grow.

Because the new girl on the block has only one extra ticket for the most exciting concert ever, two best friends must decide which of them gets to go.

From authors Stephanie Calmenson and Magic School Bus author Joanna Cole comes the fourth adventure of Allie and Amy, two friends who help a new friend in this silly, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book that’s perfect for emerging readers! Best, best friends Amy and Allie do absolutely everything together. It’s almost Halloween and this dynamic duo are sure they will win the costume party prize, but when they see a little friend in need, they must decide whether to help him or get to their party on time.

A collection of nursery rhymes and action rhymes, in such categories as finger and hand rhymes, tickling rhymes, and knee-and-foot-riding rhymes.

When Arnold wishes he had more information for his family tree, Ms. Frizzle revs up The Magic School Bus and the class zooms back to prehistoric times. First stop: 3.5 billion years ago!

Ms. Frizzle and her class explore the senses by traveling on the magic school bus on a clue-hunting trip inside the human body.

Ms. Frizzle and her class explore the senses by traveling on the magic school bus in and out of an eye, ear, mouth, nose, and other parts of both human and animal bodies.