Seymour Simon

Seymour Simon (born August 9, 1931) is an American writer of children's books; he is primarily a science writer. Biography Simon was born in New York City. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science and the City College of New York. A science teacher for 23 years, he began writing for children in the early 1960s. Simon is the world's most prolific writer of science books for younger children (up to fifth grade, age 11 or so), with more than 250 titles listed in Books in Print and more than a dozen original e-books. He also writes fiction and created the series Einstein Anderson, Science Geek. He is a founder and director of the digital publishing company StarWalk Kids Media.