Ann Martin Bowler, children's author, focuses on environmental or Asian multicultural themes in her books. Annie offers lively, interactive presentations and interesting classroom workshops to schools. Ann Bowler is now serving as the ambassador for Room to Read, a non-profit organization building schools and libraries in some of the poorest parts of the world.

		Gecko’ Complaint A Balinese Folktale is bright, beautiful and bilingual!
	The jungles of Bali are filled with troubles; the animals of Gecko’s Complaint see everyone’s faults but their own! Fortunately, the jungle’s kindly lion leader, Raden, restores peace and happiness in the rainforest but not before readers laugh at and learn from these foolish animals. Skillful prose and leafy, color saturated		illustrations by the well-known Balinese artist, Gusti Sukanada, bring the rainforest and its inhabitants to vivid life. The new edition of Gecko’s Complaint has bilingual English and Indonesian text and a thoughtful preface, making this tale a fine, fun-loving introduction to the fascinating nation of Indonesia.

	Adventures of the Treasure Fleet China Discovers the World is popular with teachers and history lovers of all ages!
	Did you know that 85 years before Columbus came to America, 300 gigantic Chinese ships sailed thousands of miles across the Indian Ocean and down the coast of Africa? It's true! The Adventures of the Treasure Fleet is the amazing tale of seven		epic voyages and larger-than-life commander, Admiral Zheng He. Gracefully told and beautifully illustrated, Adventures of the Treasure Fleet's fast pace keeps young ones captivated while offering enough information to satisfy curious readers of all ages.

Coming in 2011	The Facinating Cultural Anthology: All About Korea, Stories, Songs, Crafts, & More

One of Annie’s Adventures is serving as an Ambassador to Room to Read.

Room to Read, believing that World Change Starts with Educated Children, has built thousands of schools and libraries in developing Asian and African nations.

Help Annie raise funds for a second Room to Read school!