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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