Royal Scottish Geographical Society Honours Horrible Geography Author". PRLOG . Retrieved 17 January 2018.

In 2010, Anita Ganeri was presented with the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's Joy Tivy Education Medal for "exemplary, outstanding and inspirational teaching, educational policy or work in formal and informal educational arenas". [7] Titles in the series [ edit ] Main series and specials [ edit ] On one of the local school visits for secondary I was amazed that the school has a similar philosophy and of the 5 English lessons a week 2 are devoted to reading, with the teacher reading aloud to the students and then discussing the books in more detail. Why Buy Box Sets?Horrible Geography is a series of children's non-fiction books written by Anita Ganeri, illustrated by Mike Phillips, and published in the UK by Scholastic. It is a spin-off from the Horrible Histories series, and is designed to get children interested in geography. Geography with the gritty bits left in! Where in the world can you: Spot sand dunes that bury whole villages? Discover some deadly desert wildlife? Follow in the footsteps of daring desert explorers?

Evil earthquakes that bury whole towns and shake the world's greatest cities to bits. It's your turn to be shaken up as you see how they work! Find out how to predict earthquakes, how scientists prepare for them.. and what really goes on under the Earth's crust when an earthquake hits. Hold tight! The Royal Meteorological Society's Metlink teaching resource reviewed Stormy Weather, calling it "engaging, accurate and interesting", and praising its conversational style and illustrations. [1] A review in the journal Nature praised the series (along with Horrible Science) for its "sense of fun" alongside the educational content, but noted that the facts provided are occasionally misleading. [2] Books for Keeps gave a generally positive review of Odious Oceans and Violent Volcanoes, commenting that "Ganeri’s geographical ventures represent a definite step forward for this respected writer". [3] Awards and sales [ edit ] As of August 2011, the series has sold almost 2 million copies and been translated into more than 20 languages. [4] At first, when the kids were little and we wanted to read a lot of books by different authors I never bought box sets. I bought individual books and may buy one by the same author a year or two later.As a home educator and teacher I know that reading aloud to my kids– yes even when they can read to themselves is one of the best things that we can do as parents to help them academically in the future. At the moment in geography, history and science we have a theme of Mesoamerica from volcanoes and Mayans to the Galapagos Islands and evolution so 2 of the books in the collection are perfect for incorporating into our morning read aloud books as we study in more depth and read around the subjects. From the publishers who brought you Horrible Histories and Horrible Science, leave the colouring pencils at home, as we take a trip through some Horrible Geography. This award-winning series is written by Royal Geographical Society member Anita Ganeri, and illustrated by Mike Phillips ( Horrible Histories: Gruesome Guides). For over twenty years Horrible Geography has taken the boring out of geological surveys, the dull out of drafting a map, and tedium out of tide tables. CBBC's Blue Peter Book Awards winners announced". BBC Press Office. British Broadcasting Corporation. 4 March 2009 . Retrieved 17 January 2018.