Kate Petty (born Katharine Chapman, 9 June 1951 – 22 May 2007) was a British author of children's books including several on educational subjects with pop-ups and moveable parts.
Born in
Welwyn Garden City, she studied at
York University before becoming an editor at
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
. One of her most successful publications was ''The Great Grammar Book'', which was illustrated by
Jennie Maizels, who illustrated several of her books.
Petty was a prolific author, writing nearly 100 books, mostly non-fiction picture books for children.
She died in
St Austell
St Austell (; kw, Sans Austel) is a town in Cornwall, England, south of Bodmin and west of the border with Devon.
St Austell is one of the largest towns in Cornwall; at the 2011 census it had a population of 19,958.
History
St Austell wa ...
of cancer.
Books
*''The Great Grammar Book'' illustrated by Jennie Maizels
*''The Amazing Pop-up Geography Book''
*''The Perfect Punctuation Pop-up Book''
*''The Super Science Book''
*''The Terrific Times Tables''
*''Earthly Treasures''
*''The Amazing Pop-Up Music Book''
*''The Global Garden''
References
1951 births
2007 deaths
British women children's writers
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