The Magic School Bus
The Magic School Bus | |
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Created by | Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen |
Owner | Scholastic Corporation |
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Book(s) | The Magic School Bus book series (1986–2021) Specific books include:
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Films and television | |
Animated series |
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Games | |
Video game(s) | The Magic School Bus video game series (1994–2001) |
The Magic School Bus is an American edutainment media franchise that includes a book series, a TV series, a streaming series, and video games. Each of the stories within the franchise focuses on the antics of a fictional elementary school teacher, Ms. Frizzle, and her class (with Carlos, Keesha, Phoebe, Arnold, Tim, etc.) who board a "magic school bus", which takes them on field trips to unusual times and locations, such as the Cretaceous Period, outer space, and inside a human body.[1]
History
The first medium in which this franchise was developed was the Magic School Bus book series. Craig Walker, vice-president and senior editorial director at Scholastic Co., stated that the concept began with the idea of combining science with fictional stories, and the late Joanna Cole (who had written both science and humor before) and Bruce Degen were then approached with creating such a series. Walker also explains that his own memories of school field trips and of a teacher he had once, served as further inspiration.[2] The first book, The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks, was published in 1986.[3][4] The books are written in the first person from the point of view of an unnamed student in "the Friz's" class.[citation needed]
Cole and Degen started a new series called Ms. Frizzle's Adventures in 2001, which teaches
References
- ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ^ Lodge, Sally (July 27, 2006). "Two Decades of Fun and Learning on the Magic School Bus". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ Mancini, Mark (July 16, 2020). "12 Magical Facts about The Magic School Bus". Mental Floss. Minute Media. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ Terrill, Marshall (July 23, 2020). "Ms. Frizzle Creator Leaves Behind a Legacy of Learning". News.ASU.edu. Arizona State University. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
- ^ a b Clarke, Melanie M. (June 20, 2005). "A Scholastic Achievement". Broadcasting & Cable. 135 (25). Cahners Publishing Co. and Reed Publishing (USA) Inc.: 30.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-226-92199-0.
- ^ Halpern, Paul (2015). "On the Air". Distillations. 1 (2). Chemical Heritage Foundation: 44. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
- ^ "Lily Tomlin". IMDb. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ McCallum, Cheryl D.; Nazarani, L.; The Children's Museum of Houston (January 4, 2007). "Scholastics the Magic School Bus Kicks Up a Storm Museum Exhibit". ams.confex.com. American Meteorological Society. Retrieved March 23, 2009.