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China is a land of cultural treasures. The Forbidden City, the Great Wall, and the Terracotta Army are all found within its borders. Its a country of amazing natural resources, including the mighty river called the Yangtze. Its also a nation of busy cities, delectable foods, and diverse peoples. Rather than hop on a plane, readers can crack this book open to take a tour of the real China, learning about its history, economy, and geography along the way. Vibrant photographs, surprising statistics, and interesting sidebars and fact boxes make this volume an inviting addition to any social studies collection.
About the Author
Anita Ganeri is a highly experienced author of children's information books, specialising in religion, India/Asia, multiculturalism, geography, biography and natural history. She became a freelance writer after working at Walker Books (as foreign rights manager) and Usborne Publishing (as an editor) . Since then, she has written over 300 titles, including the best-selling Horrible Geography series for Scholastic. The series won the Geographical Association Silver Award in 1999 and was cited as being 'an innovation that all geographers will applaud'. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society where she conducts most of her research for the books.
