Seymour Simon
Born 9 August 1931
Seymour Simon was born and raised in the Bronx in New York City. He attended highschool at the Bronx School of Science. After graduating from the City College of New York with a degree in animal behavior, he worked as a schoolteacher. In 1963 he was asked by Scholastic Inc. to write an article about the moon in anticipation of the moon landing, and he began writing articles for Scholastic magazines. After writing articles for several years, he wrote his first book, Animals in Field and Laboratory (1968). In 1979 he left teaching to become a full-time author. He has written more than 250 books about science for children, and continues to visit schools to talk about science.
Books by Seymour Simon in order
Books by Seymour Simon in the order they were published, from Jupiter (1985) to Lungs (2007).
- 1Jupiter
Jupiter1985 - 2Stars
Stars1986 - 3The Sun
The Sun1986 - 4Volcanoes
Volcanoes1988 - 5Whales
Whales1989 - 6Oceans
Oceans1990 - 7Earthquakes
Earthquakes1991 - 8Our Solar System
Our Solar System1992 - 9Snakes
Snakes1992 - 10Weather
Weather1993 - 11Wolves
Wolves1993 - 12Mountains
Mountains1994 - 13Sharks
Sharks1995 - 14Lightning
Lightning1997 - 15The Brain
The Brain1997 - 16Bones
Bones1998 - 17Muscles
Muscles1998 - 18Tornadoes
Tornadoes1999 - 19Destination
Destination2000 - 20Gorillas
Gorillas2000 - 21Super Storms
Super Storms2002 - 22Hurricanes
Hurricanes2003 - 23Spiders
Spiders2003 - 24Lungs
Lungs2007