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Millicent E. Selsam

Millicent Ellis Selsam was born in New York City on May 30, 1912. She became interested in biology during her high school years, and went on to study biology at Brooklyn College. She was then offered a fellowship teaching at Columbia University while completing an M.A. in botany. After she received her M.A., she taught high school science. In 1946 she left teaching to write science discovery books for children. Her first published book was Egg to Chick (1946), which started a science series of "I Can Read" books for Harper. Over the course of her career she wrote approximately 130 children’s books. Her books received many awards, including the Thomas Alva Edison Award for the best juvenile science book, ''Biography of an Atom'' (1965).

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American writer

Born 30 May 1912
Died 1996

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  • Cover of: Greg's Microscope
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    Cover of edition isbn_9780064441445 First published in 1963 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: How animals sleep: a time for sleep
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    Cover of edition allkindsofbabies0000sels First published in 1951 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Where Do They Go?: Insects in Winter
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  • Cover of: Terry and the Caterpillars
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    First published in 1962 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Questions and answers about ants
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    First published in 1967 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Microbes at work
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  • Cover of: Backyard Insects
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  • Cover of: Benny's Animals: And How He Put Them in Order
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American writer

Born 30 May 1912
Died 1996

Subjects

Juvenile literature, Animals, Animals, habits and behavior, Natural history, Plants, Habits and behavior, Insects, Animal behavior, juvenile literature, Animals, juvenile literature, Birds, Botany, Children's fiction, Irritability and movements, Readers, Zoology, Cats, Classification, Dinosaurs, Forests and forestry, Growth, Infancy, Marine animals, Seashore biology, Seeds, Vegetables

Places

Australia, Galapagos Islands, Galápagos Islands, Oceania

People

Charles Darwin (1809-1882), James Cook (1728-1779)

Time

1970s, 19th century

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import