Education: Stanford University, B.A.Hollywood Dementia: noun. and Mary Lou Woodcoc… Betsy Franco, Franco, Betsy 1947-īorn 1947 married husband's name Douglas children: James, Thomas, David. 1951- (Lynne Avril, Lynne Avril Cravath)īorn March 6, 1951, in Miles City, MT daughter of Walter B. St., San Di… James Stevenson, Stevenson, James 1929–īorn 1929, in New York, NY son of Harvey (an architect) and Winifred (Worcester) Stevenson married Jane Walker, 195… Lynne W. Agent- c/o Author Mail, Harcourt Brace, 525 B. Hobbies and other interests: Playing the cello, traveling, reading, g… Jane Yolen, YOLEN, Jane (Hyatt) 1939-īorn February 11, 1939, in New York, NY daughter of Will Hyatt (an author and publicist) and Isabelle (a social w… Eve Bunting, (Evelyn Bolton, A. Katherine Applegate, Applegate, Katherine (Alice) 1956– (K. New York Herald Tribune Books, May 12, 1963. BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES: PERIODICALS Most of Schwartz's books are hands-on and contain experiments for children to try at home or in the classroom. For example, the author explains the earth's orbit with references to birthdays instead of ordinary, calendar days.
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It's Fun to Know Why teaches children scientific facts about everyday materials, such as iron and plastic, and Magnify and Find out Why, explains how to use a magnifying glass to learn more about things invisible to the naked eye.Īlice Dalgliesh in the Saturday Review felt that Schwartz's works capture the imagination of a child. His book Earthwatch: Space-Time Investigations with a Globe includes illustrations and experiments that help explain how Earth and its satellites move. His books have addressed a wide variety of topics of interest to children, namely, the earth's orbit, wheels, inventions (including water faucets and phonographs), the sound of the wind, electric shocks, magnifying lenses, and time-space investigations. SIDELIGHTS: Julius Schwartz is a former science teacher who writes to explain basic scientific concepts to children. Magnify and Find out Why, illustrations by Richard Cuffari, McGraw-Hill (New York, NY), 1972.Įarthwatch: Space-Time Investigations with a Globe, illustrations by Radu Vero, McGraw-Hill (New York, NY), 1977. Go on Wheels, illustrations by Arnold Roth, McGraw-Hill (New York, NY), 1966. Uphill and Downhill, illustrations by William McCaffrey, Whittlesey House (New York, NY), 1965. The Earth Is Your Spaceship, illustrations by Marc Simont, Whittlesey House (New York, NY), 1963.
(Compiler with Herman Schneider) Growing up with Science,, 1959, second edition, compiled with Susan A. Blough) Elementary School Science and How to Teach It (adult), revised edition (Schwartz was not associated with original edition), Holt, Rinehart, and Winston (New York, NY), 1958, sixth edition, 1979. I Know a Magic House, illustrations by Marc Simont, Whittlesey House (New York, NY), 1956.
Now I Know, illustrations by Marc Simont, Whittlesey House (New York, NY), 1955. Through the Magnifying Glass: Little Things That Make a Big Difference, illustrations by Jeanne Bendick, Whittlesey House (New York, NY), 1954. It's Fun to Know Why: Experiments with Things around Us, illustrations by Edwin Herron, Whittlesey House (New York, NY), 1952, second edition, illustrations by Herron and Anne Marie Jauss, McGraw-Hill (New York, NY), 1973. WRITINGS: FOR CHILDREN EXCEPT AS NOTEDĪdventures in Biology, New York Association of Biology Teachers (Brooklyn, NY), 1940. New York City public schools, science teacher Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY, instructor in science education Bureau of Curriculum Research for New York City schools and Midwest Program on Airborn Television Instruction, science consultant.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Honorable mention, New York Academy of Sciences Children's Book Award, 1974, for It's Fun to Know Why: Experiments with Things around us. ADDRESSES: Office-c/o Whittlesey House/McGraw Hill, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10001.ĬAREER: Science teacher and author.
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