The Magic School Bus is a classically animated Science show, still shown in schools throughout the country. But, the show was actually based on a book. Here's how the bus came together.

In February, Netflix announced it would bring back the beloved ’90s phenomenon in a new show called Magic School Bus Rides Again. Of course, the original was a product of its time. Elementary ...

She conjured Ms. Frizzle and the shape-shifting yellow coach of the “Magic School Bus” books, taking readers on field trips inside the human body, down to the ocean floor, into space and beyond.

How has the Magic School Bus series changed over the years, if at all? JOANNA COLE: I don’t think it has changed. It continues to be a combination of humor, fiction and science.

Based on the book series, “The Magic School Bus” takes kids on a virtual bus ride. They do everything from transporting kids inside the human body to taking them to the outer reaches of space.

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.