California
- Publisher
- Whitecap Books
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2011
- Category
- General
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781552858516
- Publish Date
- Apr 2011
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
Attracting millions of people from all around the world, California is known for sunshine, beaches, the glamour of Beverly Hills, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and the pleasures if Disneyland. In addition, to these well-known attractions, there are many other sights to see: the cliffs surrounding Laguna Beach, the peak of Mount Shasta, and the vineyards of Napa Valley. With such amazing variety of scenery and entertainment, it is no wonder California is America's most visited state.
About the author
Tanya Lloyd Kyi claims to be a peaceful and non-threatening person, despite having written three books about fire and one about poison. She has never set a building aflame, handled dynamite, or intentionally poisoned anyone … although a suspicious number of friends did have stomachaches after eating her Christmas party meatballs one year.Tanya writes both fiction and non-fiction, often choosing topics related to science, pop culture, or social history—or a combination of the three. She enjoys combining factual research with intriguing narratives, or the life stories of interesting folks.Tanya began her writing “career” as a poet in high school, producing pages and pages of really bad poems that her mother adored. Her love of writing led to the University of Victoria, where she took creative writing and English. Tanya’s early writing jobs were as a newspaper reporter and brochure writer for the government. She also worked as a dishwasher, busgi
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