25 Years of The Magic School Bus in a New DVD Set. ... The set has a way-cool 3D lenticular cover, and comes with a little activity guide featuring experiments and coloring pages.

The Magic School Bus’s teacher, Ms. Frizzle, is a composite of several real-life people. To helm his new franchise, Walker hired offbeat illustrator Bruce Degen and science/humor writer Joanna Cole.

Bruce Degen, the illustrator of “The Magic School Bus” series of children’s books, which gained a reputation as the clearest and most charming science texts available for elementary school ...