Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's nonfiction, writing mainly on the subjects of the natural world and geography. A graduate of Cambridge University and a recipient of the Geographical Association Silver Award, her books include DK First Atlas, coauthored with Chris Oxlade, and the DK Readers titles First Day at Gymnastics and The Story of Columbus.Formerly a civil engineer, Chris Oxlade is an English author and illustrator of children's nonfiction, with more than 200 titles under his belt. He is the coauthor with Anita Ganeri of DK First Atlas and the coauthor with David Ballheimer of Eyewitness: Olympics.