Picture of author.

Millicent E. Selsam (1912–1996)

Author of Greg's Microscope

163+ Works 10,547 Members 55 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

Includes the names: SELSAM M E, Millicent Selsam, Millicent Selsam, Millicient Selsam, Mellicent E Selsam, Milicent E. Selsam, Millicent E.Selsam, Millicent E. Selsam, Millicent E. Selsam, Millicent E. Salsam, Millicent E. Selsan, Millicent E. Selsam, Milllicent E. Selsam, Millicent Ellis Selsam, Millicent Ellis Selsam, Por Millicent E. Selsam, Millicent Selsam, Illustrated By Arnold Lobel, Millicent E. Selsam, Illustrated by Arnold Lobel, Millicent E. Selsam, Color Illustrations By Arnold Lobel

Series

Works by Millicent E. Selsam

Greg's Microscope (1963) 1,313 copies
Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints (1958) 893 copies
Backyard Insects (1979) 562 copies
Seeds and More Seeds (1959) 491 copies
How Kittens Grow (1973) 425 copies
Let's Get Turtles (1965) 392 copies
Terry and the Caterpillars (1962) 354 copies
How Puppies Grow (1971) 312 copies
Plenty of Fish (1960) 271 copies
Benny's Animals and How He Put Them in Order (1966) 232 copies
Birth Of an Island (1959) 231 copies
All Kinds of Babies (1953) 213 copies
Strange Creatures That Really Lived (1987) 207 copies
Where Do They Go (1981) 203 copies
Questions and Answers about Ants (1967) 178 copies
Don't Throw It, Grow It!: 68 windowsill plants from kitchen scraps (2008) 172 copies
Sea Monsters of Long Ago (1976) 171 copies
Tony's Birds (1961) 167 copies
Egg to Chick (1946) 161 copies
When an Animal Grows (1750) 150 copies
More Potatoes! (1972) 129 copies
A First Look at Dinosaurs (1982) 128 copies
Animals of the Sea (1973) 126 copies
Keep Looking (1989) 123 copies
Questions and Answers About Horses (1973) 120 copies
A Time for Sleep (1953) 112 copies
The Bug That Laid the Golden Eggs (1967) 101 copies
A First Look at Whales (1887) 92 copies
Night Animals (1979) 88 copies
Hidden Animals (1969) 86 copies
Tree Flowers (1984) 78 copies
A First Look at Insects (1974) 76 copies
Is This a Baby Dinosaur? (1971) 70 copies
A First Look at Birds (1973) 66 copies
A First Look at Fish (1972) 63 copies
All About Eggs (1663) 57 copies
See Along the Shore (1961) 47 copies
See Through the Forest (1956) 45 copies
A First Look at Leaves (1972) 44 copies
The Plants We Eat (1955) 42 copies
Cotton (1609) 41 copies
A First Look at Spiders (1983) 40 copies
Play With Plants (1949) 40 copies
Plants that Heal (1959) 40 copies
A First Look at Sharks (1977) 40 copies
A First Look at Snakes, Lizards, and Other Reptiles (1975) 39 copies
A First Look at Bird Nests (1785) 38 copies
How Animals Tell Time (1967) 37 copies
A First Look at Seashells (1983) 36 copies
See Through the Jungle (1957) 35 copies
The Language of Animals (1961) 34 copies
The Amazing Dandelion (1977) 34 copies
How to Be an Animal Detective (1963) 33 copies
Eat the Fruit, Plant the Seed (1980) 32 copies
A First Look at Kangaroos, Koalas, and Other Animals with Pouches (1985) 31 copies
A First Look at Caterpillars (1987) 31 copies
Tyrannosaurus Rex (1978) 31 copies
Play With Seeds (1957) 31 copies
How Animals Live Together (1968) 30 copies
Mushrooms (1986) 30 copies
See Through the Lake (1958) 29 copies
Biography of an Atom (1962) 29 copies
The Quest of Captain Cook (1962) 28 copies
Microbes at Work (1953) 28 copies
Stars, Mosquitoes and Crocodiles: The American Travels of Alexander Von Humboldt (1962) 28 copies
A First Look at Rocks (1609) 28 copies
Underwater Zoos (1961) 28 copies
Nature Detective (1958) 27 copies
A First Look at Animals Without Backbones (1976) 27 copies
See Through the Sea (1955) 26 copies
The Apple and Other Fruits (1973) 25 copies
The Don't Throw It Grow It Book of Houseplants (1977) 25 copies
A First Look at Mammals (1973) 25 copies
A First Look at Ducks, Geese, and Swans (1st Look at Series) (1990) 25 copies
A First Look at Flowers (1708) 25 copies
Maple Tree (1968) 22 copies
Peanut (1969) 22 copies
Birth of a Forest (1964) 21 copies
A First Look at Animals with Backbones, and A First Look at Animals Without Backbones (1978) 21 copies
The Courtship of Animals (1964) 21 copies
A First Look at Owls, Eagles and Other Hunters in the Sky (1986) 20 copies
Animals as Parents (1965) 20 copies
A First Look at Frogs, Toads and Salamanders (1976) 20 copies
A First Look at the World of Plants (1978) 19 copies
The Carrot and Other Root Vegetables (1971) 19 copies
The Tomato and Other Fruit Vegetables (1970) 18 copies
A First Look at Seals, Sea Lions and Walruses (1988) 17 copies
A First Look at Bats (1991) 17 copies
Catnip (1983) 16 copies
A First Look at Horses (1981) 16 copies
Vegetables From Stems and Leaves (1972) 15 copies
Mimosa: The Sensitive Plant (1969) 15 copies
Milkweed (1967) 15 copies
Bulbs, Corms, and Such (1974) 15 copies
A First Look at Monkeys and Apes (1979) 14 copies
Land of the Giant Tortoise: The Story of the Galapagos (1977) 14 copies
Play With Trees (1950) 13 copies
The Doubleday First Guide to Wild Flowers (1964) 13 copies
How to Grow House Plants (1960) 13 copies
You and the World Around You (1963) 13 copies
How The Animals Eat (1950) 13 copies
Animal Mixups (1992) 12 copies
A First Look at Animals That Eat Other Animals (1989) 12 copies
A First Look at Poisonous Snakes (1987) 12 copies
A First Look At Animals With Horns (1989) 11 copies
Popcorn (1976) 11 copies
A First Look at Cats (1981) 11 copies
Harlequin Moth: Its Life Story (1975) 11 copies
The Voyage of the Beagle (Abridged and Edited) (1959) 10 copies
Plants That Move (1962) 10 copies
Around the World with Darwin (1960) 9 copies
A First Look at Dogs (1981) 8 copies
Up, Down, and Around: The Force of Gravity (1977) 8 copies
The science book of seeds (1961) 8 copies
Play with Leaves and Flowers (1952) 6 copies
LETS GET TURTLES By MILLICENT E SELSAM Harper Row HC 1965 Science I Can Read [Hardcover] Millicent E. Selsam 6 copies
Play with Vines (1951) 5 copies
Questions and Answers About Ants by Millicent Ellis Selsam (1967-06-01) (1758) 3 copies
Exploring the Animal Kingdom (1957) 3 copies
Hidden Animals: A Science I Can Read Book (1969) 3 copies
A First Look at Flowers by Millicent E. Selsam (1977-12-02) 2 copies
Como Crecen Los Perr (1980) 2 copies
Animal Quiz 2 copies
A First Look at Snakes Lizards and Other Reptiles 2 copies
Como Crecen Los Perritos (1981) 2 copies
Big Tracks Little Tracks Following Animal Prints 2 copies
Strange creatures that really lived by Millicent Ellis Selsam (1987-05-03) 1 copy
A first look at snakes, lizards, and other reptiles 1 copy
A first look at birds 1 copy
Things to do with seeds (1959) 1 copy
When and Animal Grows 1 copy
Greg's Microscope 1 copy
Seeds and More Seeds 1 copy
Plants that Heal 1 copy
How Animals Tell Time 1 copy
Animals as Parents 1 copy
Courtship of Animals, The 1 copy
When an Animal Grows 1 copy
How to Grow House Plants 1 copy
see though the lake 1 copy
Questions and Answers About Ants by Millicent Ellis Selsam (1967-06-03) (1854) 1 copy
A First Look at Spiders 1 copy
See Through The Sea 1 copy
A First Look at Seashells 1 copy
A First Look at Birds 1 copy
A First Look at Monkeys and Apes 1 copy
A First Look at Leaves 1 copy
A First Look at Fish 1 copy
A First Look at Ducks, Geese and Swans 1 copy
A First Look at Whales 1 copy
A First Look at Dogs 1 copy
A First Look at Caterpillars 1 copy
A First Look at Birds 1 copy
A First Look at Poisonous Snakes 1 copy
A first look at Dinosaurs 1 copy
various easy readers 1 copy
Backyard Insects 1 copy
How To Be An Animal Detective 1 copy
Things to do with plants 1 copy
A First Look at Rocks 1 copy
Things to Do with Trees (1956) 1 copy
Review of Travels of Monarch X 1 copy
Underwater Zoos 1 copy
Work Explorer

Associated Works

See up the Mountain (1958) — Editor — 21 copies
Reading Rainbow: Bugs [1988 TV episode] (1988) — Author — 1 copy

Tagged

Ambleside (55) animal tracks (53) animals (538) baby animals (37) biology (115) birds (72) botany (53) bugs (61) cats (49) children (90) children's (139) dinosaurs (75) dogs (37) early reader (94) easy reader (74) fiction (71) fish (41) gardening (65) HC (43) informational (30) insects (197) mammals (41) microscopes (32) nature (244) nature study (111) non-fiction (365) own (44) pets (66) picture book (177) plants (121) reader (45) reptiles (36) Reshelving Alexandria (33) Reshelving Alexandria Time Capsule Library (32) science (954) seeds (42) selsam (43) tracks (36) winter (57) zoology (54)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1912-05-30
Date of death
1996-10-12
Gender
female
Nationality
USA

Members

Reviews

A First Look at Whales by Millicent Ellis Selsam
A great activity book with ALL you need to know about whales!
 
Flagged
TheStarTrekkie | Apr 22, 2022 |
First Look at Fish by Millicent Ellis Selsam
A good book explaining everything you would (at first) need to know about fish!
 
Flagged
TheStarTrekkie | Apr 22, 2022 |
Strange Creatures That Really Lived by Millicent Selsam
A generally excellent book sure to delight small lovers of dinosaurs, dodos, and sabre-toothed cats.
 
Flagged
BLTSbraille | 2 other reviews | Oct 11, 2021 |
Como Crecen los Perritos by Millicent E. Selsam… by Millicent E. Selsam
All about a mama dog and her puppies. Beautiful photos.
 
Flagged
Lou_Sanz | 2 other reviews | Jul 25, 2021 |
See More Reviews

Lists

ListStacks

Awards

By AwardBy Work
A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book
CCBC Choices
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6
Utah Beehive Book Award
Library of Congress Children's Literature Center Children's Books
Garden State Children's Book Award
The Best Children's Books of the Year

You May Also Like

Leonora Hornblow
Joanna Cole
Glenn O. Blough
Robert M. McClung
Alice E. Goudey
Ruth Heller
Melvin Berger
Olive Lydia Earle
Clyde Robert Bulla
Dianna Hutts Aston
See All

Associated Authors

Joyce Hunt
Ronald Goor
Betty Morrow
Alexander von Humboldt
Theresa Sherman
Deborah Peterson
Charles Darwin Author
Joyce Hunt
LeVar Burton
Harriett Springer Illustrator
Arnold Lobel Illustrator, Foreword
Jerome Wexler Photographer
Winifred Lubell Illustrator
Helen Ludwig Illustrator, Foreword
Arabelle Wheatley Illustrator
Kathleen Elgin Illustrator
Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator
John Kaufmann Illustrator
John Hamberger Illustrator
Tomi Ungerer Illustrator
Barbara Wolff Illustrator
Erik Blegvad Illustrator
Symeon Shimin Illustrator
Jennifer Dewey Illustrator
Kurt Werth Illustrator
Normand Chartier Illustrator
Carol Lerner Illustrator
Fred F. Scherer Illustrator
Leonard Weisgard Illustrator
Lee J. Ames Illustrator
Weimer Pursell Illustrator
Russell Francis Peterson Illustrator
Les Line Photographer
Nicholas Amorosi Illustrator
Anthony Ravielli Illustrator
Lee Ames Illustrator
Esther Bubley Photographer
Neil Johnson Photographer
Marlene Hill Donnolly Illustrator
Chip Wass Illustrator
Andrea Chesman Indexer
Sandy Rabinowitz Illustrator
Ben Shecter Illustrator
Suzette Frere Illustrator
Robert J. Lee Illustrator
Stephanie Fleischer Illustrator

Statistics

Works
163
Also by
2
Members
10,547
Popularity
#2,259
Rating
4.0
Reviews
55
ISBNs
287
Languages
3
Favorited
2

Charts & Graphs

See More Charts & Graphs