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Anita Ganeri
BornCalcutta, India
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
GenreNon-fiction
Notable worksHorrible Geography series
Website
http://www.anitaganeri.co.uk

Anita Ganeri is the author of the award-winning series Horrible Geography and many other non-fiction books for children.

Early life and education

Ganeri was born in Calcutta, India and her family emigrated to England when she was a baby.[1] She boarded at Stamford High School,[1] and graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in French/German and Indian Studies.[2]

Career

Ganeri worked in publishing for several years before becoming a freelance writer - first as a foreign rights manager for Walker, and later as an editor at Usborne.[1] Her first published book was a Ladybird book on How Things Work.[1] In total, she has written over 600 non-fiction books,[3] at a rate of 15-20 per year.[1] Her work on the Horrible Geography series led to her becoming a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.[1]

Personal life

Ganeri resides in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, with her husband, the children's author Chris Oxlade.[1]

Awards

Year Award
1999 Geographical Association Silver Award, for Horrible Geography: Odious Oceans, Violent Volcanoes and Stormy Weather[2]
2007 Practical Pre-School Award, for First Book of Festivals[2]
2008 Geographical Association Highly Commended Award for Horrible Geography: The Horrible Geography of the World[2]
2009 Blue Peter Book Award - Best Book with Facts, for Horrible Geography Handbooks – Planet In Peril[4]
2010 Joy Tivy Education Medal, presented by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society, for "exemplary, outstanding and inspirational teaching, educational policy or work in formal and informal educational arenas"[5]

Selected works

  • A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.
  • Alive: The Living, Breathing Human Body Book
  • Horrible Geography series
  • I Wonder Why the Sea Is Salty: And Other Question about the Oceans
  • Questions and Answers: Wild Wild World, Parragon 2001
  • Sacred Texts: The Ramayana and other Hindu Texts
  • The Smart Girl's Guide to Growing Up
  • Kingfisher Readers: Creepy Crawlies
  • Lifesize: Ocean
  • 20th Century History Makers: Martin Luther King Jr.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Author spells out her fears over books for the internet generation". The Yorkshire Post. The Yorkshire Post. 2 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Anita Ganeri". Children's Discovery Centre. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ Ganeri, Anita (9 November 2015). "NNFN: A guest post by Anita Ganeri". Federation of Children's Book Groups Blog. Federation of Children's Book Groups. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. ^ "CBBC's Blue Peter Book Awards winners announced". BBC Press Office. British Broadcasting Coporation. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Tivy Education Medal". Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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