Joanna Cole (1944 – 2020), “The Magic School Bus” author

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Joanna Cole, the best-selling author of The Magic School Busseries and more than 250 children's books, has died. She was 75.

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Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerJoanna Cole, whose Magic School Bus book series was beloved by millions of young readers and later turned into an animated television show, has died at age 75.Her publisher, Scholastic, said Cole, a resident of Sioux City, Iowa, died Sunday from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.“Joanna Cole had the perfect touch for blending science and story,” said Scholastic Chairman and CEO Dick Robinson in a statement issued Wednesday.

NPR. She was 75.According to NBC, the cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.“Joanna Cole had the perfect touch for blending science and story,” Scholastic Chairman and CEO Dick Robinson said in a statement to NBC.

Rest in Peace to Joanna Cole.

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 resident of Sioux City, Iowa, died Sunday.

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