Seymour Simon
Winner! Children's Science Literature

Seymour Simon is the author of 200 highly acclaimed science books (over half of which have been named Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by the National Science Teachers Association). He has introduced millions of children to a staggering array of subjects, including the human body, animals and animal behavior, climate and weather, earthquakes, volcanoes, mirrors, optical illusions, rocks and minerals, star gazing and space, oceanography, and the list goes on and on.
Gorillas, Destination: Mars, Seymour Simon's Book of Trucks, and They Walk the Earth: The Extraordinary Travels of Animals on Land are just some of the many new titles by Seymour Simon.
Also an accomplished writer of fiction, Seymour Simon is the creator of Einstein Anderson, Science Detective. Einstein Anderson and the On-Line Spaceman is the most recent title in this eight-book series of mystery stories.
All of his books capture the imagination and enthusiasm and interest of children and encourage them to enjoy the world around them, to learn--and to discover.
In any discussion of outstanding authors for children, the name Seymour Simon is one of the first mentioned. Parents, teachers, and librarians know that they can depend on his books to present scientific information clearly and accurately. Children know that, whatever the subject, they can count on Seymour Simon to make science fun.
Although Seymour Simon left teaching more than ten years ago in order to devote himself to writing full time, he still visits schools and talks to students and teachers, because it is this important contact with children, teachers, and librarians that has made him one of their favorite writers. "I haven't really given up teaching," says Mr. Simon, "and I suppose I never will, not as long as I keep writing."
Seymour Simon has been honored by many awards for his work including the New York State Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature; the Hope S. Dean Memorial Award from the Boston Public Library; the Eva L. Gordon Award, presented by the American Nature Society, for his contribution to children's science literature; and the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for Non-fiction for the body of his work. He does research for his books all over the world ("but NOT on Mars," he says). He writes and photographs from a house high atop a hill in the beautiful Hudson Valley of New York state.

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Books by Seymour Simon:

Earth. 2003.
Eyes And Ears. 2003.
Hurricanes. 2003.
Let's Try It Out In The Kitchen. 2003.
Let's Try It Out On The Playground. 2003.
Let's Try It Out With Towers And Bridges. 2003.
Spiders. 2003.
Danger! Earthquakes. 2002.
Destination, Space. 2002.
Giant Machines. 2002.
Killer Whales. 2002.
Planets Around The Sun. 2002.
Super Storms. 2002.
Wild Bears. 2002.
Animals Nobody Loves. 2001.
Let's Try It Out In The Air. 2001.
Let's Try It Out In The Water. 2001.
Destination, Mars. 2000.
Gorillas. 2000.
Out Of Sight. 2000.
They Walk The Earth. 2000.
Crocodiles And Alligators. 1999.
Tornadoes. 1999.
Bones. 1998.
Comets, Meteors, And Asteroids. 1998.
Destination, Jupiter. 1998.
Muscles. 1998.
Universe. 1998.
Brain. 1997.
Lightning. 1997.
Neptune. 1997.
Wild Babies. 1997.
Heart. 1996.
Wildfires. 1996
Sun. 1996.
Sharks. 1995.
Mountains. 1994.
Weather. 1993.
Wolves. 1993.
Mercury. 1992.
Snakes. 1992.
Venus. 1992.
Our Solar System. 1992.
Big Cats 1991
Earthquakes. 1991.
Galaxies. 1991.
Mars. 1990.
Oceans. 1990.
Stars. 1989.
Storms. 1989.
How To Be An Ocean Scientist In Your Own Home. 1988.
Volcanoes. 1988.
Uranus. 1987.
Saturn. 1985.
Meet the Giant Snakes. 1979.
Beneath Your Feet. 1978.
Paper Airplane Book. 1976.
Life on Ice. 1976.
Life and Death in Nature. 1976.
From Shore to Ocean Floor; How Life Survives in the Sea. 1973.
Science Projects in Ecology. 1972.
Chemistry in the kitchen. 1971.
Exploring With a Microscope. 1969.
The Look-It-Up Book of the Earth. 1968.
Motion. 1968.

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