Anita Yasuda
Anita Yasuda is a Canadian author of South Asian descent who has written more than 100 books for children, including notable titles like *Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains*, *Diwali: A Festival of Joy*, and *Bollywood Beat*. A University of Toronto graduate with a B.A. (hons.) and trained Montessori primary teacher, she has won awards such as the 2013 Honor Book award from the Society of School Librarians International for *Explore Flight!* and the 2012 gold Moonbeam award for *Explore The Wild West!*. She lives in the rolling hills of Ontario with her family.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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children's literature
picture books
educational books
South Carolina, with Code: The Palmetto State
The Slime Attack
Albert Einstein
What's Great About Maryland?
A. A. Milne
Indiana
Maine, with Code: The Pine Tree State
Robert Pattinson: Superstar in the Making
I've Got the No-Skateboard Blues (Sports Illustrated Kids Victory School Superstars)
The Swim Race (My First Graphic Novel)
Louisiana
Lady Gaga
What's Great About Maryland?
Native Nations of the Northwest Coast
Ghost Sounds
What's great about North Carolina
The haunted house
Explore flight
The Haunted House
The Surprise Prize
The Missing Trumpet
There's No Crying in Baseball
Explore Simple Machines!: With 25 Great Projects
EXPLORE THE SOLAR SYSTEM!: 25 GREAT PROJECTS, ACTIVITIES, EXPERIMENTS