Felicia Law

Desperate Measures: Units of Measurement in Action Felicia Law

Brief Description: As a mysterious schooner approaches their island, the castaway monkeys, fearing that it is looking for them, use different units of measurement to help them track the schooner's speed and direction so that they may hide more effectively, unaware that the mysterious monkeys who watch them have other plans.

Contributor Bio:  Law, Felicia Felicia Law, Children s Author and International Publisher Felicia Law is Publisher and Managing Director of Allegra Publishing, a established and vibrant children s publishing company located in London, UK. She is the author of 175 children s books, which have been published by a range of prestigious publishers worldwide, including Penguin Books, Harper Collins, Octopus, Andre Deutsch, Hodder and Stoughton, Kingfisher, Hamlyn, E. J. Arnold and US based World Book Encyclopedia. Additionally she has spent over 20 years heading up children s publishing companies and divisions worldwide, having served as Editorial Director and Publisher in US, European, Arab and Chinese owned companies based both overseas and in the UK. Felicia is also a qualified teacher who founded a flourishing and highly reputable school in London where she served as head teacher for 7 years. Subsequently she established a children s bookstore in London. Her market knowledge and track record in education and in writing, creating and marketing successful educational programs lies behind the success of Allegra Publishing s dynamic and innovative publishing profile. Contributor Bio:  Spoor, Mike Mike Spoor is an illustrator in the UK who has worked on over 200 books.