Anita Ganeri

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

Career
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. Her first published book was a Ladybird book on 'how things work'. In total, she has written over 600 non-fiction books, at a rate of 15-20 per year. Her work on the Horrible Geography series led to her becoming a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.

Personal life
Ganeri lives in Ilkley, West Yorkshire, with her husband, the children's author Chris Oxlade.

Horrible Geography series

 * 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)