Horrible Geography : Wicked World Tour

Geography with the gritty bits left in!

Inside you'll find out
what happens when a volcano turns nasty
whether you'd survive at the frozen poles
how a frog can help you get a drink in the desert

Hold on tight as you embark on a whistle-stop trip around the globe,
taking in everything from the perishing poles to desperate deserts,
stormy weather to earth-shattering earthquakes. Crammed full
of far-out facts, it's the ultimate Horrible Geography guide to the planet.

Geography has never been so horrible!

About the Author

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's information books. She has been a writer for 20 years, after working in-house for Usborne Publishing and Walker Books. She specialises in the natural world, religion and mythology but is always looking for new challenges.

Among her many titles are the best-selling 'Horrible Geography' series for Scholastic Children's Books which won the Blue Peter Book Award for the Best Book with Facts in 2009 and the Tivy Education Medal from the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for an outstanding contribution to geographical education.

Anita lives in northern England with her husband, children, dogs and cat. She enjoys reading, walking the Moors, playing tennis and dreaming of winning Wimbledon.