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Cole, Joanna

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1944-08-11

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East Orange, New Jersey, USA

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City College of New York

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Many "Magic School Bus" books based on the TV series are in fact written by other authors, based on the ideas of Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen.

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Joanna Cole

Author of The Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System

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