 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, 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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