Blogger Profile
Liz Nealon
Managing Editor, SeymourSimon.com
Liz Nealon is an award-winning executive producer who played an integral role in shaping indelible youth brands like Sesame Street and MTV. She has served as Worldwide Creative Director of Sesame Street, as well as Executive Producer of numerous successful television series and co-productions, including Knock First, Out There, The Famous Jett Jackson, and the PBS literacy series Ghostwriter. She also led the development of successful children’s websites including the Emmy and Peabody Award winning SesameStreet.org, the preschool virtual world Panwapa.com, and the popular KidzBop.com video-sharing site, which is an industry leader in safe social networking for older kids and tweens.
Prior to her work in children’s media, Liz Nealon spent a decade as a writer/producer at the start-up of MTV. She traveled the world as Senior Vice President of International Programming, launching the MTV brand in Europe, Brazil, Japan and Australia. Nealon’s colleagues dubbed her the “keeper of the trademark” due to her ability to adapt and articulate the MTV vision and attitude as it was expressed in diverse cultures and musical environments.
Today, Liz is working as the Publisher and CEO of StarWalk Kids Media (http://www.StarWalkKids.com), the streaming eBook collection for Schools, Libraries and Families.
Archive:
Seymour Reads from EXOPLANETSROCKS & MINERALS being published on August 15th
INSECTS Publication Day
A Ghostly Writing Wednesday
Video: Seymour at Relay Elementary School
The Cutest Animal: Writing Wednesday
Seymour Simon’s New Halloween Book
Writing Wednesday: Animals Affected by Climate Change
Writing Wednesday: Skyscrapers!
Writing Wednesday: Thinking about Your Senses
Plan a Perseid Midnight Picnic!
A New Book about The Moon
CONTEST! My Favorite Seymour Simon Book
Contest! My Awesome Science Word
Extreme Oceans NSTA Selection!
Writing Wednesday: Pandas
Contest! Moth or Butterfly?
Einstein & Paloma’s Experiments Here!
Writing Wednesday: Now YOU Write about the Fox!
Sarah Reviews Two New Seymour Simon Books
VOLCANOES and HORSES: Free Teacher Guides
Welcome Back!
GOLD HONORS for Einstein Anderson in the Mom’s Choice Awards!
Summer Reading Sale!
All About Coral Reefs
CONTEST! Coral Reefs
Writing Wednesday: Shark Poem
A Librarian Speaks
Writing Wednesday: Piglet Squid
CONTEST! 3 Fascinating Facts about Sharks
Writing Wednesday: Mystery Poem
Meatless Monday: Curry Roasted Butternut Squash and Chick Peas
CORAL REEFS: Publication Day!
Happy Earth Day from Seymour Simon!
Seymour’s Favorite Earth Day Shirt!
Meatless Monday: Crab Cakes Recipe
Seymour Simon’s Earth Day Resources
EXTREME OCEANS Publication Day!
Cool Photo: Otters Sleep Holding Hands
Writing Wednesday: The Great Squirrel Robbery
Writing Wednesday: Describe these Babies!
Cool Photo for Valentine’s Day
Writing Wednesday: Compare and Contrast
Writing Wednesday: Namibia Tornado
Gold Stars for Seymour’s Digital Books!
Writing Wednesday: Snow Animals!
Science News: Dinosaur Feathers on Display
The Top 10 Stories of 2012
A Visit to Makefield’s LEARNING GARDEN
AWESOME CONTEST: Deadline
Writing Wednesday: Model Shark
Terrific Student Work at Eleanor Roosevelt School
What is This Growing on the Tree?
Writing Wednesday: Wild Goat
Cool Photo: Frog in a Bog
Writing Wednesday: Space Travelers
Writing Wednesday: Space Monsters!
Writing Wednesday: Amazon Diary
SeeMore Explorers Day!
Writing Wednesday: The Hottest Place
Publication Day: EXTREME EARTH RECORDS!
Writing Wednesday: Jellyfish Prizewinner
Cool Photo: Wedding Tornado
Writing Wednesday: Animals Nobody Loves
Hooray for Author Studies: FAQs!
Writing Wednesday: Bees and Buds
Save the Animals: A Video
Writing Wednesday: Life in Coral Reefs
Writing Wednesday: Tsunami Surprise
Writing Wednesday: The Coldest Place on Earth
Writing Wednesday: Polar Bears and Global Warming
Cool Photo: Rescued Python
How Green are You?
Win a Skype session for your Class!
Writing Wednesday: Butterflies
Writing Wednesday: Diving Deep
A Funny Welcome for Seymour
5th Grade News Team Interviews Seymour
Students Tell All About Seymour
Writing Wednesday: Revisiting the GOAT STORY
Cool Photo of the Week
CONTEST: What Kind of Cloud is That?
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Seymour Simon
Writing Wednesday: Leap Year
Writing Wednesday: LIN-SANITY!
This Puppy Moves Like Jagger!
Contest: 3 Cheers for Pluto!
Writing Wednesday: Stone and Water
Skyping about Strange Mysteries
The Paper Airplane Club
A Sunset for Seymour
New Joke Friday and Seymour’s Joke Book on Sale!
Writing Wednesday: The Sun is Waking Up
Why Do Puppies Do That?
Seymour Simon in Schools
Writing Wednesday: Vampire Squid!
Free eBook!
Cool VIdeo of the Week
CONTEST! Butterfly or Moth?
Attention All Kitten Lovers!
