In each story, she takes them on "highly unusual" (to quote Arnold ) field trips to various locations including inside the human body, beneath the Earth's crust, the far reaches of outer space, and other locations that would normally be impossible to visit. The books star the eccentric elementary school teacher named Valerie Felicity Frizzle and her class, which holds a standard amount of 18-20 students in the books while reduced to 8 in the television adaptations. The first book, At the Waterworks, was published in the US on July 24, 1986. There are thirteen books in this series, all of which were written by the deceased Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen, respectively, used to teach varying science subjects to their young readers. The Magic School Bus is the book series which started the entire franchise. For the film adaptation, see The Magic School Bus (film). For the vehicle, see The Magic School Bus (vehicle). This article is about the books by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen.
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