Joanna Cole

When the class tries to bake a cake for Ms. Frizzle's birthday, they learn about reactions that occur when ingredients are combined

The field trip to the planetarium is foiled when the museum turns out to be closed, but Ms. Frizzle saves the day. The Magic School Bus turns into a spaceship and takes the class on a trip zooming through the atmosphere, to the Moon, and beyond! With up-to-date facts about the solar system, revised for this edition.

On another special field trip on the magic school bus, Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the ocean and the different creatures that live there.

Ms. Frizzle and her class explore the senses by traveling on the magic school bus in and out of an eye, ear, mouth, nose, and other parts of both human and animal bodies.

A sister enumerates the joys of welcoming a new baby to the family and the advantages of already being "big."

Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a field trip through the town's electrical wires so they can learn how electricity is generated and how it is used.

When Ms. Frizzle, the strangest teacher in school, takes her class on a field trip to the waterworks, everyone ends up experiencing the water purification system from the inside.

Told from a young rider's point of view, a young girl and her horse get ready to compete for ribbons at a horse show.

The author discusses her life, how she came to be a writer, where she gets her ideas from, and what is involved in producing a book.