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.

Did you know that 85 years before Columbus discovered 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.

Annie is now serving as an Ambassador for Room to Reed, an organization that has built more than 287 schools and 5,000 libraries in some of the poorest parts of Asia and Africa. When you bring Annie to your school, you will help her reach her goal of building a Room to Read school in Vietnam.
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