Synopses & Reviews
The millions of children who follow he Magic School Bus adventures, and the parents and teachers who read along with them will find inspiration and delight in Joanna's story.
Synopsis
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 .
About the Author
JOANNA COLE has worked as an elementary school teacher, a librarian, and a children's book editor. Since then, she has written more than 50 nonfiction and fiction books for children. She lives in Connecticut.WENDY SAUL, Professor of Education at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, is Director of the National Science Foundation-supported Elementary Science Integration Projects (ESIP). She is the originator of Search It! Science, an online resource available from Heinemann. She also serves as editor of "Thinking Classroom: An International Journal of Reading, Writing and Critical Reflection."
Table of Contents
Did You Know That . . . ?
Jumping Beans, Magic Buses, and One Weird Science Teacher
Don't Worry. We Have Plenty Back at the Lab
Why Are Leaves Green?
I Knew I Should Have Stayed Home Today
Bruce, Have You Painted Neptune Yet?
Is It Fun to Be an Author?