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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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  • Cover of: Big Tracks, Little Tracks: following animal prints

    First published in 1958 13 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition howtobenaturedet0000sels Cover of edition howtobenaturedet00sels
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    First published in 1966 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    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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    First published in 1959 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1962 8 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1960 6 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1959 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition birthofisland00mill
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    First published in 1975 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition animalsofsea00sels
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    First published in 1949 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: How animals sleep: a time for sleep

    First published in 1953 9 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition howanimalssleep00mill Cover of edition timeforsleephowa00sels Cover of edition timeforsleephowa00sels
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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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    First published in 1973 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A first look at seashells

    First published in 1983 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1976 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1968 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1967 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: All about eggs and how they change into animals

    First published in 1952 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition allabouteggs00sels
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    First published in 1984 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1961 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition underwaterzoos00sels
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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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