Freelance children’s writer and editor, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Anna Claybourne writes children's information books on all kinds of topics: science experiments, ancient history, the human body, things to make, the environment, robots, evolution, art, fashion, Shakespeare and many more - as well as retellings of myths, legends and Shakespeare plays, and rhyming stories. She studied English literature at university, but has always been interested in science, technology and art and design as well. She loves making and crafting, especially sewing, and her house is full of fabrics, craft materials, tools and books. Other interests and passions include camping, cats, outdoor swimming, news and politics, and music - she plays the trombone and has played in many different bands and orchestras, including performing live on a John Peel session in 2002 with Scottish band Ballboy. Anna was born and grew up in Yorkshire, but has also lived in Canada as a student, Iceland as an au pair, and Costa Rica as a conservation volunteer, where she saw tarantulas, tapirs, monkeys, sloths, crocodiles and giant katydids. She now lives in Edinburgh with her two children and two cats, Skye and Socks.
Series
Books
The Mermaid Atlas
2020
100 Most Dangerous Things On The Planet
2008
Vincent Van Gogh
The Troubled Artist
2003
Titanic
1769
The Usborne Encyclopedia of Planet Earth
2000
100 Most Awesome Things On The Planet
2011
Where's Will?
2015
The Amazing Animal Adventure
An Around-the-World Spotting Expedition
2016
The Story of Science
2008
Romeo And Juliet
2006
The Fairy Atlas
Fairy Folk of the World
2022
Amazing Evolution
The Journey of Life
2019
The Usborne Introduction to Genes and DNA
2003
100 Most Destructive Natural Disasters Ever
2014
Mythopedia
An Encyclopedia of Mythical Beasts and Their Magical Tales
2020
Pushes and Pulls
2008
Christmas Around the World (Young Reading (Series 1)) (3.1 Young Reading Series One
2005
The Story of Inventions
2007
Where's the ballerina?
2017
Don't Read This Book Before Dinner
Revoltingly True Tales of Foul Food, Icky Animals, Horrible History, and More
2019
Why Don't Fish Drown?
And other vital questions about the animal kingdom
2017
Stories from Shakespeare
2004
Electricity
2008
100 Deadliest Things on the Planet
2012
Scanorama
Amazing Animals
2016
The Shocking Story of Electricity
2006
Adventures of Ulysses
1998
The History of Everything in 32 Pages
2020
Heroic Heart and Lungs
2013
100 Most Disgusting Things On The Planet
2010
Discovery Plus
Human Body
2017
Light and Dark
2008
100 Most Feared Creatures on the Planet
2013
Sharks
Predators of the Sea
2016
The Story of Exploration
2010
Don't Read This Book Before Bed
Thrills, Chills, and Hauntingly True Stories
2017
History's Mysteries
Legends and Lore
2019
Scanorama
Dinosaurs
2016
Cutest Kittens Ever
2017
Survival
2018
Tokyo 1ed - City Trails -anglais-
2017
The Surprising Lives of Animals
How they can laugh, play and misbehave!
2020
Materials
2008
Jane Eyre
2006
100 Scariest Things on the Planet
2011
