''Horrible Geography'' is a series of children's non-fiction books written by

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 whe ...

, 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 (from Greek: , ''geographia''. Combination of Greek words ‘Geo’ (The Earth) and ‘Graphien’ (to describe), literally "earth description") is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and ...

Reception

The

Royal Meteorological Society The Royal Meteorological Society is a long-established institution that promotes academic and public engagement in weather and climate science. Fellows of the Society must possess relevant qualifications, but Associate Fellows can be lay enthus ...

's Metlink teaching resource reviewed ''Stormy Weather'', calling it "engaging, accurate and interesting", and praising its conversational style and illustrations. A review in the journal

Nature Nature, in the broadest sense, is the physics, physical world or universe. "Nature" can refer to the phenomenon, phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general. The study of nature is a large, if not the only, part of science. ...

praised the series (along with ''

Horrible Science ''Horrible Science'' is a similar series of books to ''Horrible Histories'', written by Nick Arnold (with the exception of ''Evolve or Die'', which is written by Phil Gates), illustrated by Tony de Saulles and published in the UK and India by ...

'') for its "sense of fun" alongside the educational content, but noted that the facts provided are occasionally misleading. 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".

Awards and sales

As of August 2011, the series has sold almost 2 million copies and been translated into more than 20 languages. ''Horrible Geography: Odious Oceans, Violent Volcanoes and Stormy Weather'' won the

Geographical Association The Geographical Association (GA) is an association in the United Kingdom. The organisation aims to improve geographical knowledge of the public through promoting geographical education. It is a registered charity and is independent of state aid ...

Silver Award in 1999. In 2008, the Geographical Association also gave ''Horrible Geography of the World'' a Highly Commended Award for its contribution to school geography. The ''Horrible Geography Handbook: Planet in Peril'' won the 2009 Blue Peter Book Award for Best Book with Facts. In 2010, Anita Ganeri was presented with the Royal Scottish Geographical Society's

Joy Tivy Joy Tivy FRSE FRSGS FIB (1924–1995) was a 20th century Irish physical geographer at the University of Glasgow. She specialised in biogeography and has been credited for having helped raise the profile of biogeography as a distinct sub-dis ...

Education Medal for "exemplary, outstanding and inspirational teaching, educational policy or work in formal and informal educational arenas".

Titles in the series

Main series and specials

* ''Odious

Oceans The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of the surface of Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. An ocean can also refer to any of the large bodies of water into which the worl ...

'' (1999) * ''

Stormy Stormy may refer to: Entertainment * Stormy (album), ''Stormy'' (album), by Hank Williams, Jr. * Stormy (song), "Stormy" (song), a 1968 song by the Classics IV * Stormy (film), ''Stormy'' (film), a 1935 drama starring Noah Beery Jr., also the titl ...

Weather'' (1999) * ''Violent

Volcanoes A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth, that allows hot lava, volcanic ash, and gases to escape from a magma chamber below the surface. On Earth, volcanoes are most often found where tectonic plates are ...

'' (1999) * ''Desperate Deserts'' (2000) * ''Earth-Shattering

Earthquakes An earthquake (also known as a quake, tremor or temblor) is the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves. Earthquakes can range in intensity, from ...

'' (2000) * ''Raging

Rivers A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

'' (2000) * ''Bloomin'

Rainforests Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainforest ...

'' (2001) * ''Freaky Peaks'' (2001) * ''Perishing

Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in Ce ...

'' (2002) * ''Intrepid

Explorers Exploration refers to the historical practice of discovering remote lands. It is studied by geographers and historians. Two major eras of exploration occurred in human history: one of convergence, and one of divergence. The first, covering most ...

'' (2003) * ''Wild Islands'' (2004) * ''Monster

Lakes A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...

'' (2005) * ''Cracking Coasts'' (2006) * ''Horrible Geography of the World'' (2007) - name changed in later editions to ''Wicked World Tour''

Handbooks

*''Wicked

Weather Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. On Earth, most weather phenomena occur in the lowest layer of the planet's atmosphere, the ...

'' (2008) *''Wild Animals'' (2008) *''Planet in

Peril Imminent peril, or imminent danger, is an American legal concept where Imminent peril is "certain danger, immediate, and impending; menacingly close at hand, and threatening." In many states in the USA, a mere necessity for quick action does not con ...

'' (2009) *''Vile

'' (2010) *''Perilous

'' (2010)

Local editions

* ''Incontenibile Italia'' (2007)

References

External links

Horrible Histories Official Website

Anita Ganeri, Mike Phillips
collaborations at

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