Degen, whose art accompanied the beloved stories written by Joanna Cole, also authored and illustrated children’s classics like ‘Jamberry’ Bruce Degen, best known for illustrating the Magic School Bus ...

NEW YORK -- Author Joanna Cole, whose "Magic School Bus" books transported millions of young people on extraordinary and educational adventures, has died at age 75. Scholastic announced that Cole, a ...

NEWTOWN — The illustrator of the madcap scientific adventure children’s book series “The Magic School Bus” who died last week in Newtown is being remembered by family and friends as a gifted educator ...

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NEW YORK — Tributes are pouring in for artist and Brooklyn native Bruce Degen, whose illustrations brought Ms. Frizzle and her “Magic School Bus” to life, following his death from pancreatic cancer at ...

As someone who grew up on “The Magic School Bus,” Jessica Payne could have used Mrs. Frizzle’s confidence-inducing catch phrase “Make Mistakes!” while trying to calm her nerves as she steps into the ...

CNN — Award-winning US author Joanna Cole, who wrote "The Magic School Bus" series and other children's books, has died at the age of 75. Cole lived in Sioux City, Iowa, and died on July 12, according ...

Bruce Degen, the illustrator of “The Magic School Bus” series of children’s books, died Thursday at his home in Newtown, Conn. He was 79. The cause was pancreatic cancer, his family said. The main ...