Sneed B. Collard III
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| Born | November 7, 1959 Santa Barbra, California. U.S. |
| Occupation | Biologist, Computer Scientist, Author |
| Genre | Science, Fiction, Children's Books |
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Sneed Body Collard III (born November 7th, 1959) is an American writer. He is the award-winning author[1] of over 60 books, including Shep—Our Most Loyal Dog[2]; Dog Sense; Pocket Babies and Other Amazing Marsupials; and The Prairie Builders—Reconstructing America’s Lost Grasslands, winner of 2006 AAAS/Subaru/Science Books & Films Prize for Excellence in Science Books [3].
Collard received the Washington Post Children’s Book Guild Children’s Nonfiction Writer of the Year Award for his body of work [4].
His articles have appeared in Environmental Action, The Humanist, Florida Wildlife, Islands, Cricket, and Highlights for Children.
Biography
Sneed B. Collard III has been a biologist, computer scientist, and author.
The son of biologists, Collard fell in love with the natural world at an early age, watching whales with his mother and catching snakes, turtles, and fish with his father.
"My parents were both biologists and surrounded me with science all of the time. In fact, one of the first words they ever taught me was ctenophore, which is kind of a comb jelly in the ocean and they said, "T…NO…FOUR." That was one of the first words I learned growing up. I was always just surrounded by animals and science."[5]
Collard began writing after graduating with honors in marine biology from the University of California at Berkeley. He earned a master's in scientific instrumentatin at the University of California in Santa Barbara, after which he worked as a computer consultant for biologists.
His writing draws from both his formal education, as well as from extensive travels to the Middle East, Asia, Australia, Central America, and other parts of the world.
Collard lives in Montana where he continues to write books and articles for young people. [6] He also visits schools and conferences around the country giving talks and workshops to kids and educators.[7]
Science Books
Selected science books.
- 1996 Our Natural Homes: Exploring Terrestrial Biomes of North and South America (Our Perfect Planet)
- 1997 Creepy Creatures
- 1997 Monteverde (Venture Books--Science)
- 1998 Our Wet World: Exploring Earth's Aquatic Ecosystems
- 1999 1,000 Years Ago on Planet Earth
- 2000 Animal Dads
- 2000 The Forest in the Clouds
- 2000 Birds of Prey: A Look at Daytime Raptors (Watts Library)
- 2002 Beaks!
- 2002 Leaving Home
- 2003 B is for Big Sky Country: A Montana Alphabet (Discover America State by State)
- 2004 Animals Asleep
- 2005 A Platypus, Probably
- 2005 On the Coral Reefs (Science Adventures)
- 2005 The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands (Scientists in the Field Series)
- 2007 Pocket Babies: And Other Amazing Marsupials (Junior Library Guild Selection)
- 2008 Science Warriors: The Battle Against Invasive Species (Scientists in the Field Series)
- 2009 Many Biomes, One Earth
- 2011 Acting for Nature: What Young People Around The World Have Done To Protect The Environment
- 2012 Sneed B. Collard III's Most Fun Book Ever About Lizards
Children's Books
Selected children's books.
- 2006 Shep: Our Most Loyal Dog (True Story)
- 2008 Dog Sense
- 2011 Double Eagle
- 2011 The Governor's Dog is Missing (Slate Stephens Mysteries)
- 2011 Hangman's Gold (Slate Stephens Mysteries)
- 2011 Flash Point
- 2012 Cartwheel: A Sequel to Double Eagle
- 2013 Dog 4491
Awards
- 2006 Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award Winner: Sneed B. Collard III [8]
See also
References
- ^ The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America’s Lost Grasslands - SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books
- ^ SHEP: OUR MOST LOYAL DOG, SNEED COLLARD & JOANNA YARDLEY ~ winner
- ^ 2006 Winners Children's Science Picture Book
- ^ 2006 Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award Winner: Sneed B. Collard III
- ^ Interview with Sneed Collard - A budding scientist
- ^ Transcript from an interview with Sneed Collard
- ^ Author's web page
- ^ http://www.childrensbookguild.org/nonfiction-award/past-winners/2006-winner
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