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Millicent E. Selsam

30 May 1912 - 1996

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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  • Cover of: Greg's Microscope

    First published in 1963 13 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition gregsmicroscope00sels
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    First published in 1960 6 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Don't Throw It, Grow It Book of Houseplants

    First published in 1977 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition dontthrowitgrowi0000pete
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    First published in 1962 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: biography of an atom

    First published in 1965 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The tiger; its life in the wild

    First published in 1969 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Egg to Chick (I Can Read Book 3)

    First published in 1946 11 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition eggtochick00sels
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  • Cover of: How Animals Sleep By Millicent Selsam (A Time for Sleep)

    First published in 1962 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Hidden Animals: a Science I Can Read Book

    First published in 1969 1 edition
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  • Cover of: How puppies grow

    First published in 1971 12 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition comocrecenlosper0000sels Cover of edition howpuppiesgrow00sels
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  • Cover of: How Kittens Grow

    First published in 1973 9 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition howkittensgrow0000sels_e6j3 Cover of edition comocrecenlosgat00sels Cover of edition howkittensgrow00sels
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  • Cover of: Cotton

    First published in 1982 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Courtship of Animals

    First published in 1964 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Doubleday first guide to wild flowers.

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  • Cover of: Eat the fruit, plant the seed

    First published in 1980 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Exploring the animal kingdom.

    First published in 1957 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A first look at animals that eat other animals

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A first look at animals with backbones

    First published in 1978 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A first look at animals with horns

    First published in 1989 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A first look at animals without backbones

    First published in 1976 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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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