Seymour Simon is also a creator and the author of a series of 3D books and a series of Glow-in-the-Dark Books for Scholastic Book Clubs, a series of leveled SEEMORE READERS for Chronicle Books, and the EINSTEIN ANDERSON, SCIENCE DETECTIVE series of fiction books. 'I haven't really given up teaching,' he says, 'and I suppose I never will, not as long as I keep writing and talking to kids around the country and the world.' He taught science and creative writing in elementary and secondary schools and was chair of the science department at a junior high school in the New York City public school system before leaving to become a full-time writer. Educators and families are encouraged to sign up to receive the monthly newsletter from to stay abreast of the latest materials that Seymour Simon is introducing to enrich the reading experience. The site provides multiple resources for kids writing book reports or wanting to explore the online Science Dictionary, and also features the Seymour Science blog highlighting current science news.

Seymour Simon uses his website,, to provide free downloads of a wealth of materials for educators, homeschoolers and parents to use with his books, including 4-page Teacher Guides for all 26 of his Collins/Smithsonian photo essay books. Seymour Simon, whom the NY Times called 'the dean of writers,' is the author of more than 250 highly acclaimed science books (many of which have been named Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children by the National Science Teachers Association).

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