Catherine Chambers was born in Adelaide, Australia, and was brought up in the UK. She has written about 120 books for children and young adults on all kinds of subjects, including history, biographies, science and the arts.
...well-captioned photographs and diagrams support the text, as do
sidebars. Each volume concludes with interesting "Places to Visit"
for those who wish to study further.-- "School Library
Connection"
Frequent sidebars throughout offering closer examinations of
particular issues, eyewitness or expert commentary, profiles of
scientists, and "Hero or Villain?" counterpoints join well-chosen
photos and other illustrations. Readers studying climate change,
pollution, natural catastrophes and related subjects will find
these studies low on definitive answers, but rich in points to
ponder.-- "School Library Journal"
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