The Holocaust: A History for Children: The origins, events and remarkable tales of survival

About Philip Steele

Philip Steele is a leading writer of children's non-fiction books. He was born in Surrey graduated from University College Durham and worked in London publishing houses. He then freelanced as a project manager publishing consultant and author. He has written a wide range of books for Wayland Watts Dorling Kindersley Kingfisher/Macmillan Walker Books and many other publishers worldwide. History biography lands and peoples the natural world current affairs and social issues all feature prominently in his backlist. Philip has backpacked around Africa Europe Asia North America and Australia. For many years he has been settled very happily amidst the mountains beaches and green fields of North Wales. His wife (as a teacher) and his teenage daughter (as a secondary school pupil) are ideally suited to cast a critical eye over his work!