Nonfiction Author Study with Seymour Simon

      Another author that would be great for a nonfiction expository study is with books from Seymour Simon. Studying books by Simon would be more geared for grades 4-5. 

This link takes you to his main homepage.
http://www.seymoursimon.com/index.php

This takes you to Simon's blog where he posts about science related topics on a regular basis.
http://www.seymoursimon.com/index.php/blog/

If you go here and register for free, there are numerous extras for educators to inspire planning with his nonfiction books. 
http://www.seymoursimon.com/index.php/for_educators/benefits_of_a_free_educators_account/

This science dictionary lists vocabulary words and their definitions from his Science Dictionary book.
http://www.seymoursimon.com/index.php/science_dictionary/ 

This is an unusual component to an author's website. This link is the place students can email a question to Simon.
http://www.seymoursimon.com/index.php/about_seymour_simon/ask_seymour_simon/