PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of information books for children. Educated at Cambridge University, she has written more than 300 books, including the best-selling 'Horrible Geography' series (Scholastic Children's Books) which won a 2009 Blue Peter Book Award. She writes widely on animals and the natural world. A recent title for Raintree, A Day in the Life of Rainforest Animals: Capybara, has been shortlisted for a Maryland Blue Crab Award 2012. Anita lives in the north of England with her husband, children and assorted pets.
This series is ready-made for elementary children to use for easy research; information is boiled down to its essence in an accessible format. . . .Not just travelogues, diversity and disparities in wealth are noted, from castles to slums and shanty towns. Esteemed author Anita Ganeri hits relevant points of interest succinctly, and each book comes with a Fact File and quiz.-- School Library Connection
