Millicent E. Selsam

Millicent E. Selsam has written at least 68 books. Their most popular book is Greg's Microscope with 3 saves with an average rating of -⭐.

Author Bio

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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Greg's Microscope Millicent E. Selsam	0	1 read
Plenty of Fish Millicent E. Selsam	0	1 read
Let's Get Turtles Millicent E. Selsam	0	1 read
Seeds and More Seeds Seeds and More Seeds Millicent E. Selsam Tomi Ungerer	0	1 read
How Animals Sleep Millicent E. Selsam	0	1 read
Birth of an Island Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at frogs, toads, and salamanders Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at insects Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
How Kittens Grow Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Play with trees Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at the world of plants Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Bulbs, corms, and such Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
How to be an Animal Detective Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Terry and the caterpillars Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Egg to Chick Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Night animals Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Land of the giant tortoise Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Peanut Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Keep looking! Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at birds Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Vegetables from Stems and Leaves Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Play with plants Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at seals, sea lions, and walruses Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Popcorn Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
See along the shore Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Mimosa, the sensitive plant Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Hidden Animals Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
More Potatoes! Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at ducks, geese, and swans Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at animals with horns Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Big tracks, little tracks Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at dogs Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
The Tomato and Other Fruit Vegetables Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Plants that Move Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at animals without backbones Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at poisonous snakes Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Greg's microscope Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at monkeys and apes Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Sea monsters of long ago Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at seashells Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
The carrot and other root vegetables Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A First Look at Leaves Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at snakes, lizards, and other reptiles Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at kangaroos, koalas, and other animals with pouches Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Tree flowers Millicent E. Selsam Carol Lerner	0	0 reads
Cotton Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Benny's Animals Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at dinosaurs Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
All about eggs and how they change into animals Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at animals that eat other animals Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
The amazing dandelion Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at owls, eagles, and other hunters of the sky Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at rocks Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
How to Grow House Plants Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Play with vines Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at spiders Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
A first look at flowers A first look at flowers Millicent E. Selsam Joyce Hunt Harriett Springer	0	0 reads
A first look at fish Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Maple tree Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Questions and answers about ants Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Mushrooms Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Underwater zoos Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Is this a Baby Dinosaur? And Other Science Picture-Puzzles Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Harlequin Moth: Its Life Story Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
The Apple and Other Fruits Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
When an animal grows Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
See through the lake Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads
Play with seeds Millicent E. Selsam	0	0 reads