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Seymour Simon

Author of Our Solar System

252+ Works 27,946 Members 504 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the name: Seymour Simon

Disambiguation Notice:

Note: Some online sources erroneously attribute the anonymous novel "Elinor" to Seymour Simon.

Do not confuse with Seymour Simons, the American jazz pianist and composer.

Series

Works by Seymour Simon

Our Solar System (1992) 1,022 copies
Sharks (1876) 735 copies
Volcanoes (1998) 724 copies
Whales (1900) 688 copies
Wolves (1993) 686 copies
Amazing Bats (2005) 633 copies
Lightning (1997) 611 copies
Storms (1900) 600 copies
The Moon (1984) 594 copies
Super Storms (2002) 593 copies
Earthquakes (1991) 533 copies
Bones: Our Skeletal System (1998) 516 copies
Incredible Sharks (2003) 509 copies
Animals Nobody Loves (2001) 489 copies
Weather (1993) 462 copies
Big Bugs (2005) 447 copies
Muscles: Our Muscular System (1998) 426 copies
Killer Whales (1978) 408 copies
Earth: Our Planet In Space (1984) 403 copies
Tornadoes (1999) 399 copies
Fighting Fires (2002) 372 copies
Snakes (1992) 370 copies
Planets Around the Sun (2002) 358 copies
Danger! Earthquakes (2002) 344 copies
Danger! Volcanoes (2002) 335 copies
Destination: Jupiter (1985) 327 copies
Baby Animals (2002) 323 copies
Amazing Aircraft (2002) 322 copies
The Sun (1986) 289 copies
The Universe (1998) 285 copies
Spiders (2003) 279 copies
Mars (1987) 278 copies
Wildfires (1996) 275 copies
Big Cats (1991) 271 copies
Stars (1986) 271 copies
Icebergs and Glaciers (1987) 259 copies
Wild Babies (1997) 249 copies
Gorillas (2000) 249 copies
Dogs (2004) 239 copies
Horses (2006) 235 copies
Penguins (2007) 228 copies
Destination: Space (2002) 226 copies
Crocodiles & Alligators (1999) 222 copies
Cats (2004) 213 copies
Wild Bears (2002) 209 copies
Oceans (2006) 191 copies
The Paper Airplane Book (1971) 188 copies
Hurricanes (2003) 184 copies
Galaxies (1980) 175 copies
Mountains (1994) 171 copies
Eyes and Ears (2003) 158 copies
Pyramids & Mummies (2003) 155 copies
Animal Fact/Animal Fable (1978) 139 copies
Saturn (1985) 136 copies
Cool Cars (2003) 130 copies
Top 50 Questions: Skeletons (2006) 127 copies
Uranus (1987) 122 copies
Guts: Our Digestive System (2005) 120 copies
Top 50 Questions: Wild Earth (2009) 117 copies
Giant Machines (2002) 111 copies
Global Warming (2010) 100 copies
Deserts (1879) 95 copies
Dolphins (2009) 86 copies
Venus (1631) 86 copies
Neptune (1991) 84 copies
Mercury (1992) 83 copies
Giant Snakes (1979) 77 copies
Wild Weather (See In 3-D) (2005) 68 copies
Tropical Rainforests (2010) 55 copies
Planets (See In 3-D) (2006) 51 copies
Coral Reefs (2013) 45 copies
The Human Body (2008) 44 copies
Bridges (2005) 41 copies
Autumn Across America (1993) 39 copies
Space Travelers (2004) 38 copies
Knights And Castles (2006) 37 copies
The Rock-Hound's Book (1973) 34 copies
Butterflies (2011) 34 copies
The Optical Illusion Book (1976) 34 copies
Insects (2016) 33 copies
Planet Mars (2006) 33 copies
Polar Animals (See In 3-D) (2007) 31 copies
Exoplanets (2018) 31 copies
Rocks & Minerals (2017) 31 copies
Destination: Moon (2019) 30 copies
Under the Sea (See In 3-D) (2008) 29 copies
Frogs (2015) 28 copies
Winter Across America (1994) 28 copies
Star Walk (1995) 27 copies
The Smallest Dinosaurs (1982) 26 copies
Fun Facts About Pets (2010) 25 copies
The Largest Dinosaurs (1986) 24 copies
Mirror magic (1980) 21 copies
Snakes (See in 3-D) (2007) 21 copies
Space Words: A Dictionary (1991) 18 copies
Sea Creatures (2018) 18 copies
Ghosts (1976) 17 copies
Poisonous snakes (1981) 17 copies
Science Dictionary (1994) 16 copies
Dinosaurs: Fact and Fable (2020) 15 copies
Water (2017) 15 copies
Spring Across America (1996) 14 copies
Little giants (1983) 14 copies
Elephants (2018) 13 copies
Sharks (See In 3-D) (2005) 13 copies
Long Journey from Space (1982) 13 copies
Deadly Ants (1979) 11 copies
Birds on your street (1974) 11 copies
Shadow Magic (1985) 10 copies
A Tree on Your Street (1973) 9 copies
Strange creatures (1981) 9 copies
Long View into Space (1987) 9 copies
More Fun Facts About Pets (2012) 8 copies
Weather and Climate (1969) 8 copies
About Your Heart (1974) 8 copies
Space Monsters (1977) 8 copies
Soap bubble magic (1985) 8 copies
Chemistry in the kitchen (1971) 7 copies
Beneath Your Feet (1977) 7 copies
Science in a Vacant Lot (1970) 7 copies
The BASIC Book (1985) 7 copies
Wet & Dry (1969) 6 copies
Motion (1968) 6 copies
Meet the Computer (1985) 6 copies
Turtle Talk (1986) 4 copies
About Foods You Eat (1979) 4 copies
Sharks (Trail Blazers) (2009) 4 copies
Meet baby animals (1980) 4 copies
Light & dark (1970) 3 copies
Hot & Cold (1972) 3 copies
A Building On Your Street (1973) 3 copies
About Your Brain (1981) 3 copies
About Your Lungs (1978) 3 copies
A Handful of Soil (1970) 3 copies
Life and Death in Nature (1976) 3 copies
Water on Your Street (1974) 3 copies
Extreme Earth Records (2014) 2 copies
Soap bubbles (1969) 2 copies
Body Sense, Body Nonsense (1981) 2 copies
Discovering what frogs do (1969) 2 copies
Your First Home Computer (1985) 2 copies
Oceans 1 copy
Everything moves (1976) 1 copy

Associated Works

Guys Write for Guys Read (2005) — Contributor — 764 copies
The Big Book For Our Planet (1993) — Contributor — 134 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 9, May 1978 (1978) — Contributor — 5 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 7, No. 12, August 1980 — Contributor — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 10, June 1976 — Contributor — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 7, March 1976 (1976) — Contributor — 3 copies

Tagged

3rd-4th (129) anatomy (96) animals (803) astronomy (333) bats (86) biology (150) body (67) bugs (69) children (107) children's (135) earth (119) earth science (142) fiction (67) geology (84) human body (242) informational (316) insects (121) juvenile (61) mammals (106) natural disasters (82) nature (228) NF (73) non-fiction (1,927) ocean (168) pets (62) photographs (78) picture book (361) planets (219) science (2,328) science nonfiction (61) Seymour Simon (66) sharks (127) solar system (216) space (551) storms (109) transportation (116) volcanoes (91) weather (493) whales (85) wolves (73)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1931-08-09
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
New York, New York, USA
Short biography
[from Penguins]
Seymour Simon has been called "the dean of the [children's science book] field" by the New York Times. He has written more than 200 books for young readers and is the recipient of the Science Books & Films Key Award for Excellence in Science Books, the Empire State Award for excellence in literature for young people, and the Educational Paperback Association Jeremiah Ludington Award. Mr. Simon lives in Great Neck, New York, with his wife. You can visit him online at www.seymoursimon.com.
Disambiguation notice
Note: Some online sources erroneously attribute the anonymous novel "Elinor" to Seymour Simon.

Do not confuse with Seymour Simons, the American jazz pianist and composer.

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Reviews

 
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BooksInMirror | 4 other reviews | Feb 19, 2024 |
EducatingParents.org rating: Approved
 
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MamaBearLendingDen | 5 other reviews | Dec 1, 2023 |
As an amateur entomologist and critter collector, I reference this book a lot.
It also gives adequate advice for temporary housing of larger creatures, like frogs and newts. It specifies in the book that some of these setups are only meant for temporary housing, or for short-term observation before release. I appreciate that!
 
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eurydactyl | 3 other reviews | Jul 20, 2023 |
Full of vivid and colorful pictures showing various rocks and minerals found on earth. Teaches kids about how rocks are formed, and how some even come from space. Explains hardness scales as well.
 
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christined73 | 3 other reviews | Jul 12, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
252
Also by
8
Members
27,946
Popularity
#727
Rating
3.9
Reviews
504
ISBNs
1,180
Languages
3
Favorited
2

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