Born in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Mario Basilea
and Elizabeth (Reid) Basilea
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jul 2020
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Biography
Joanna (Basilea) Cole is Notable.
She was the daughter of Elizabeth Reid and Mario Basilea.
She was best known for writing the Magic School Bus book series for children.
She married Philip "Phil" Cole in 1965 in Manhattan, New York. They had one daughter.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Cole_(author)
- Whitepages Record for Joanna Basilea Cole, Accessed online
- The Associated Press (2020) 'Magic School Bus' Author Joanna Cole Dies at Age 75. For the New York Times, 15 July 2020. Accessed online
- Genzlinger, Neil. (2020) Joanna Cole, Who Imagined Fantastical Bus Rides, Dies at 75. For the New York Times, 16 July 2020 Accessed online
- Ancestry.com. New York, New York, Marriage License Indexes, 1907-2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2017. Ancestry Record 61406 #904391693
- https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F9R-1F8B
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- Magic School Bus Author Joanna Cole has died at age 75 Jul 16, 2020.
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