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Anita Ganeri

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Anita Ganeri
Born	1961 (age 62–63) Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Genre	Non-fiction
Notable works	Horrible Geography series
Website
anitaganeri.co.uk

Anita Ganeri (born 1961) is an Indian author of the award-winning series Horrible Geography and many other non-fiction books for children.

Early life and education

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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

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Ganeri worked in publishing for several years - first as a foreign rights manager for Walker, and later as an editor at Usborne - before becoming a freelance writer.^[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

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

Awards

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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

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Horrible Geography series

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Odious Oceans (1999)
Stormy Weather (1999)
Violent Volcanoes (1999)
Desperate Deserts (2000)
Earth-Shattering Earthquakes (2000)
Raging Rivers (2000)
Bloomin' Rainforests (2001)
Freaky Peaks (2001)
Perishing Poles (2002)
Intrepid Explorers (2003)
Wild Islands (2004)
Monster Lakes (2005)
Cracking Coasts (2006)
Horrible Geography of the World (2007) - name changed in later editions to Wicked World Tour
Horrible Geography Handbook: Wicked Weather (2008)
Horrible Geography Handbook: Wild Animals (2008)
Horrible Geography Handbook: Planet in Peril (2009)
Horrible Geography Handbook: Vile Volcanoes (2010)
Horrible Geography Handbook: Perilous Poles (2010)

References

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Author spells out her fears over books for the internet generation". The Yorkshire Post. 2 January 2014. Archived from the original on 17 January 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Anita Ganeri". Children's Discovery Centre. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ 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. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "CBBC's Blue Peter Book Awards winners announced". BBC Press Office. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "Tivy Education Medal". Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

External links

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Official website
Anita Ganeri at Library of Congress, with 406 library catalogue records

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Book series List of books
Television	Animated series Live-action series episodes Gory Games Horrible Histories with Stephen Fry 2015 revival episodes
Exhibitions	Funfair of Fear (2000) Frightful First World War (2008–2009) Terrible Trenches (2009–2010) Plague, Poverty and Prayer: A Horrid History with Terry Deary (2013) Rotten Rationing Big Picture Show (2013–2015) Spies (2013)
Other media	The Mad Millennium (musical play) Live on Stage (stage show) Horrible Histories Prom Ruthless Romans (video game) The Movie – Rotten Romans (film)
Spin-offs	Horrible Science by Nick Arnold stage show Murderous Maths by Kjartan Poskitt Horrible Geography by Anita Ganeri America's Funny But True History by Elizabeth Levy
See also	Them There

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