Books with author Anita Ganeri

Who was Shakespeare, and why has his work remained so compelling to us for so many centuries? With conversational text, informative sidebars, and full-color photographs, The Young Person’s Guide to Shakespeare makes Shakespeare’s life and work accessible to young readers. Topics addressed include Shakespeare’s youth, marriage, and family life; the fascinating story of the Globe Theatre and Shakespeare’s life as a playwright and actor in London; an introduction to Shakespeare’s plays and the challenges of performing them; and Shakespeare’s enduring legacy--the enormous influence he still holds over the arts, culture, language, and society hundreds of years later.

Discover Ancient Egypt and write about it! Find out about life in ancient Egypt, from Egyptian fashion and culture, to ancient gods and important Pharaohs. Read about hieroglyphs and the Rosetta Stone and discover Tutankhamun's famous tomb. Ideal for readers aged 9+, the Writing History series combines written evidence from the past with engaging writing activities to explore the fascinating worlds of ancient civilisations. Children can learn exciting facts and be inspired to write their own historical documents including diary entries, recipes, letters, speeches and much more!

LEVEL 4 – READING ALONE (cyan)Sentence structure and vocabulary will be more varied with a wider range of sentence types, vocabulary and punctuation. Includes glossary and index. Starting with the practical question, "What is the weather today?" Kingfisher Readers L4: Weather by Anita Ganeri dives into all aspects of weather, including different phenomena like wind, clouds, rainbows, snow and lightning, right up through destructive elements such as tornadoes and hurricanes. Readers also explore record-setting weather, climates, seasons, and the many ways we record and track the weather every day. Key scientific ideas are covered in short callouts throughout the book. A glossary and index at the back help define key terms from the text and let newly independent readers exercise their research skills.

An amazing introduction to jungle and rainforest life accompanied by brilliant full colour photos of a wide range of creatures in action. Learn how the animals that spend their lives surrounded by some of the world's biggest forests hunt forfood, raise their young or hide from predators such as giant spiders, poisonous frogs, hungry jaguars, and muchmuch more!Packed full of fantastic photos this is a perfect first introduction to rainforest animals.