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- Joanna Cole was born on August 11, 1944 in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Joanna was a writer, known for The Magic School Bus, The Magic School Bus (1994) and The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Kids in Space (2020). Joanna was married to Phil. Joanna died on July 12, 2020 in Sioux City, Iowa, USA.
- SpousePhil(? - July 12, 2020) (her death, 1 child)
- Her fifth-grade teacher was the inspiration for Ms. Frizzle.
- She held jobs answering letters to the editor at Newsweek, as a school librarian, and as a magazine and children's book editor before becoming a full-time author. Her first childrens' book, published in 1971, was Cockroaches.
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