Bailey, Donna
BAILEY, Donna
BAILEY, Donna. Also writes as Veronica Bonar. British, b. 1938. Genres: Children's non-fiction, Medicine/Health, History, Animals/Pets, Environmental sciences/Ecology, Natural history, Sports/Fitness. Career: University of Sussex, Sussex, England, library assistant, 1962-64; Essex Education Authority, Margaret Tabor School, Braintree, Essex, England, teacher of English, 1967; Essex University Library, Essex, senior library assistant and assistant Russian cataloger, 1967-69; N. V. Philips Language Teaching Centre, Eindhoven, Netherlands, teacher of English as a Foreign Language (EFL), 1970-71; National Central Library, London, England, filing assistant, 1972; Macmillan, Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, freelance editor, 1972-73, overseas book editor, 1974, senior overseas book editor, 1975-77, managing editor, 1978-79, secondary publishing manager, 1980, senior editor of children's books, 1980, publishing manager, 1981-84; writer. Publishing consultant and developer of "Computer Club" children's information series and "Debates" teenage information series, originator and packager of "Children in Conflict" teenage information series, and consultant for "Starters (Places)" children's information series (includes audiocassettes), all for Macdonald and Co.; publishing consultant for British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) audiovisual English Language Teaching (ELT) course "Muzzy Comes Back". Worked in editorial and consulting positions in Germany, Denmark, and Holland; producer of ELT video course, for Paideia; lecturer for Macmillan/Southern Books, 1989 and 1991, and Publisher's Association. Publications: HEALTH FACTS series: All about Birth and Growth, 1990; All about Digestion, 1990; All about Heart and Blood, 1990; All about Skin, Hair, and Teeth, 1990; All about Your Brain, 1990; All about Your Lungs, 1990; All about Your Senses, 1990; All about Your Skeleton, 1990. READ TOGETHER series: 36 titles. MY WORLD series: 72 titles: Animal World; Sports World; Where we Live; FIRST FACTS series: 24 titles. DAYS TO REMEMBER series: 6 titles. SMALL WORLD series: 6 titles. THE STORY OF … series: 6 titles. HISTORY INSIGHTS series: 4 titles. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT … series: 6 titles. THE SCIENCE OF COLOUR series, in US as INVESTIGATING COLOR series: 4 titles. AS VERONICA BONAR: RUBBISH series, in US as TRASH BUSTER series: 6 titles. TAKE A SQUARE OF … series, in US as ECO-JOURNEY series: 6 titles. Address: Reeds Cottage, Appleshaw, North Andover, Hampshire SP11 9AA, England.