Joanna Cole and various authors Books in Order
Joanna Cole and various authors has written 103 books, published between 1988 and 2018. The first book is The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks (1988) and the newest is Robot Farm (2018). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 103
- Published
- 1988–2018
- Pages on record
- 155 in 3 of 103 books
The Magic School Bus accounts for most of this catalogue, credited to Joanna Cole and various authors. The run holds 103 books published between 1988 and 2018, opening with The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks (1988) and continuing through Inside the Earth, Inside the Human Body and On the Ocean Floor. Ecology, animal habitats, rain forests and space exploration are the standing subjects. Books average 32 pages, pitched at grades 1 to 3, and the 2000s produced the most titles.
How many Joanna Cole and various authors books are there?
Joanna Cole and various authors has 103 books, released between 1988 and 2018.
Joanna Cole and various authors Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 103 Joanna Cole and various authors books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks1988 · confirmed 1/41988–1/4
- 2The Magic School Bus Inside the Earth1989 · confirmed 1/41989–1/4
- 3The Magic School Bus Inside the Human Body1990 · confirmed 1/41990–1/4
- 4The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor1994 · confirmed 1/41994–1/4
- 5The Magic School Bus in the Time of the Dinosaurs1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 6The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 7The Magic School Bus Hops Home1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 8The Magic School Bus Hello Out There1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 9Looking for Liz1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 10The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 11The Magic School Bus in the Haunted Museum1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 12The Magic School Bus Gets Baked in a Cake1995 · confirmed 1/41995–1/4
- 13The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 14The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 15The Magic School Bus Butterfly and the Bog Beast1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 16The Magic School Bus Wet All Over1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 17The Magic School Bus Gets Eaten1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 18The Magic School Bus Going Batty1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 19The Magic School Bus Gets All Dried Up1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 20The Magic School Bus Out of This World1996 · confirmed 1/41996–1/4
- 21The Magic School Bus Makes a Rainbow1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 22The Magic School Bus Goes Upstream1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 23The Magic School Bus Spins a Web1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 24The Magic School Bus Taking Flight1997 · confirmed 1/41997–1/4
- 25The Magic School Bus Inside a Beehive1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 26The Magic School Bus in the Arctic1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 27The Magic School Bus Plays Ball1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 28The Magic School Bus Gets Cold Feet1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 29The Magic School Bus Takes a Dive1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 30Liz Sorts It Out1998 · confirmed 1/41998–1/4
- 31The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 32The Magic School Bus Gets a Bright Idea1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 33The Magic School Bus Sees Stars1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 34The Magic School Bus Gets Programmed1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 35The Magic School Bus Answers Questions1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 36The Search for the Missing Bones1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 37Liz Makes A Rainbow1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 38Liz Finds a Friend1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 39Liz Takes Flight1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 40Liz on the Move1999 · confirmed 1/41999–1/4
- 41The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 42The Magic School Bus Kicks up a Storm2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 43The Truth About Bats2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 44The Magic School Bus in the Rain Forest2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42000321/4
- 45The Magic School Bus Explores the World of Animals2000 · 32 pages · confirmed 1/42000321/4
- 46The Wild Whale Watch2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 47Space Explorers2000 · confirmed 1/42000–1/4
- 48Twister Trouble2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 49The Giant Germ2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 50Ancient Egypt2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 51Penguin Puzzle2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 52The Great Shark Escape2001 · confirmed 1/42001–1/4
- 53Forest Fire2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 54Blizzard2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 55Insect Invaders2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 56Dinosaur Detectives2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 57Expedition Down Under2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 58Amazing Magnetism2002 · confirmed 1/42002–1/4
- 59Sleeps for the Winter2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 60Polar Bear Patrol2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 61Medieval Castle2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 62Electric Storm2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 63Butterfly Battle2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 64Earthquake2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 65Flood2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 66Voyage to the Volcano2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 67The Magic School Bus Lost in the Snow2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 68Food Chain Frenzy2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 69The Fishy Field Trip2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 70The Wild Leaf Ride2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 71Color Day Relay2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 72Rocky Road Trip2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 73The Adventures of the Magic School Bus2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 74Arctic Adventure2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 75The Magic School Bus Flies from the Nest2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 76The Magic School Bus Has a Heart2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 77Imperial China2005 · confirmed 1/42005–1/4
- 78The Magic School Bus Gets Crabby2006 · confirmed 1/42006–1/4
- 79The Magic School Bus Rides the Wind2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 80The Magic School Bus Takes a Moonwalk2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 81The Magic School Bus And The Missing Tooth2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 82The Magic School Bus Gets Caught in a Web2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 83The Magic School Bus and the Shark Adventure2007 · confirmed 1/42007–1/4
- 84Magic School Bus Flies with the Dinosaurs2008 · confirmed 1/42008–1/4
- 85The Magic School Bus Blasts Into Space2009 · confirmed 1/42009–1/4
- 86Science Fair Expedition2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 87The Magic School Bus and the Butterfly Bunch2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 88The Magic School Bus Inside Ralphie2010 · confirmed 1/42010–1/4
- 89Dinosaur Rescue2013 · confirmed 1/42013–1/4
- 90Magic School Bus: Ocean Adventure2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 91The Magic School Bus and the Climate Challenge2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 92Sink or Swim2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 93Hide and Seek2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 94Rock Man vs. Weather Man2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 95Blowing in the Wind2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 96Tales Glaciers Tell2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 97Mattie Has Wheels Rides a Magic School Bus2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 98Monster Power2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 99Carlos Gets the Sneezes2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 100Meet the Class2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 101Space Mission: Selfie2018 · 91 pages · confirmed 1/42018911/4
- 102The Attack of the Plants2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 103Robot Farm2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
Joanna Cole and various authors books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Standalone books
103 books103 Joanna Cole and various authors titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Joanna Cole and various authors books in order?
No. No source lists any of the 103 Joanna Cole and various authors books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.
Where to start with Joanna Cole and various authors
Start with The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks (1988), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Joanna Cole and various authors book?
Robot Farm (2018) is the newest Joanna Cole and various authors book released so far.
Is there a new Joanna Cole and various authors book coming?
No next Joanna Cole and various authors book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Joanna Cole and various authors at a glance
- No recent titles
- The newest Joanna Cole and various authors title on record dates from 2018, 8 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
- Release pace
- Joanna Cole and various authors books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Length
- 155 pages across the 3 of 103 books with a recorded length, a median of 32 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Joanna Cole and various authors books, 45 of 103, were published in the 2000s.
What the Joanna Cole and various authors books are about
3 of the 103 Joanna Cole and various authors books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: ecology is tagged on 2 of 3. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Ecology 2 of 3 books
- Juvenile literature 2 of 3 books
- Animal ecology 1 of 3 books
- Animals 1 of 3 books
- Animals, juvenile literature 1 of 3 books
- Artificial satellites 1 of 3 books
- Artificial satellites, juvenile literature 1 of 3 books
- Ecology, juvenile literature 1 of 3 books
- Exploration 1 of 3 books
- Habitat (Ecology) 1 of 3 books
- Children's fiction 1 of 3 books
- Outer space, exploration 1 of 3 books