Millicent Selsam

Millicent Ellis Selsam (born May 30, 1912 – died October 12, 1996) was an American children’s author.

Selsam was born in New York City May 30, 1912. She became interested in biology during her high school years. She took this interest to college when she studied biology at Brooklyn College. She was then offered a fellowship teaching at Columbia University while completing an M.A. in botany.[1]

After receiving her M.A., Selsam taught high school science before deciding to write science discovery books for children in 1946.[2] Her first book was Egg to Chick. After that her work found outlets at Harper & Row, Morrow, Macmillan, Doubleday and Walker, among other publishers.[3]

Selsam wrote over a hundred children’s books and was married to the philosopher Howard Selsam.[4] During her career, she was the recipient of many awards, including the 1965 Thomas Alva Edison Mass Media Award for best children's science book, Biography of an Atom.[4]

Selsam died on 12 October 1996, and she was survived by her son Robert, a daughter-in-law, Priscilla, and two grandchildren, Margaret and Daniel.[4]

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