Sneed B. Collard III
Sneed Body Collard III | |
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| Born | November 7, 1959 Santa Barbara, California. U.S. |
| Occupation | Biologist, Computer Scientist, Author |
| Genre | Science, Fiction, Children's Books |
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Sneed Body Collard III (born November 7, 1959) is an award-winning American author.
On November 4, 2006, Collard received the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award, presented annually to "an author or illustrator whose total body of work has contributed significantly to the quality of nonfiction for children."[1] In 2006, Collard also received the American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS) award for his science book The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands.[2] Collard has written more than 65 books for young people, including Shep—Our Most Loyal Dog,[3] Pocket Babies and Other Amazing Marsupials, and Dog Sense.
His articles have appeared in Environmental Action,[4] The Humanist, Florida Wildlife, Islands, Cricket, and Highlights for Children.[5]
Biography
Sneed B. Collard III has been a biologist, computer scientist, and author.
The son of biologists, Collard says that he 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".[6] Collard began writing after graduating with honors in marine biology from the University of California at Berkeley. He earned a master's in scientific instrumentation at the University of California in Santa Barbara, after which he worked as a computer consultant for biologists.
As of 2014 Collard lives in Montana where he continues to write books and articles for young people.[6] He also visits schools and conferences giving talks and workshops to children and educators.[7]
Children's Nonfiction Books
Selected science books.
- 1994 Green Giants
- 1994 Smart Survivors
- 1994 Tough Terminators
- 1996 Alien Invaders—The Continuing Threat of Exotic Species
- 1996 Our Natural Homes: Exploring Terrestrial Biomes of North and South America (Our Perfect Planet)
- 1997 Animal Dads
- 1997 Creepy Creatures (Formerly titled Do They Scare You? Creepy Creatures)
- 1997 Monteverde (Venture Books—Science)
- 1998 Animal Dazzlers
- 1998 Our Wet World: Exploring Earth's Aquatic Ecosystems
- 1999 1,000 Years Ago on Planet Earth
- 2000 Acting for Nature
- 2000 Animal Dads
- 2000 Birds of Prey: A Look at Daytime Raptors (Watts Library)
- 2000 Making Animal Babies
- 2000 The Forest in the Clouds
- 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 One Night in the Coral Sea
- 2005 The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America's Lost Grasslands (Scientists in the Field Series)
- 2006 On the Coral Reefs (Science Adventures)
- 2006 In the Deep Sea (Science Adventures)
- 2006 In the Wild (Science Adventures)
- 2006 In the Rain Forest (Science Adventures)
- 2006 Shep: Our Most Loyal Dog (True Story)
- 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 (rereleased version of Our Natural Homes)
- 2010 The World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale
- 2011 Acting for Nature: What Young People Around The World Have Done To Protect The Environment
- 2012 Global Warming—A Personal Guide to Causes and Solutions
- 2012 Sneed B. Collard III's Most Fun Book Ever About Lizards
- 2014 A Listen to Patriotic Music
- 2014 A Look at Cubism
- 2014 Drones and War Marchines
- 2014 The CIA and FBI: Top Secret
- 2014 U.S. Air Force: Absolute Power
Children's and Young Adult Fiction
- 2005 Dog Sense
- 2006 Flash Point
- 2009 Double Eagle
- 2011 The Governor's Dog is Missing (Slate Stephens Mysteries)
- 2011 Hangman's Gold (Slate Stephens Mysteries)
- 2012 Cartwheel: A Sequel to Double Eagle
- 2014 Dog 4491
Selected Awards
- 1995 Lud Browman Award for body of work, given by the University of Montana Friends of the Mansfield Library
- 1997, 1998 Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Magazine Merit Award
- 2005 ASPCA Henry Bergh Award for Dog Sense
- 2005 ASPCA Henry Bergh Award for The Prairie Builders
- 2006 Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award Winner: Sneed B. Collard III[1]
- 2006 AAAS Prize for Excellence in Science Books
- 2006 ASPCA Henry Bergh Award for Flash Point
- 2007 Green Earth Book Award for Flash Point
- 2009 Green Earth Book Award for Science Warriors (Honor Book)
- 2009 Children's Gallery Award for Shep—Our Most Loyal Dog
- 2011 High Plains Book Award for The World Famous Miles City Bucking Horse Sale (Finalist)
- 2011 Green Earth Book Award for Global Warming (Honor Book)
- 2014 Dog 4491 finalist for the Green Earth Book Award[8]
References
- ^ a b "Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award Winner 2006". Children's Book Guild of Washington DC. November 4, 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Excellence in Science Books:Winner! 2006 Middle Grades Science Book". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Triple Crown Award Winners (2008-2009)". Children's Crown Award Reading Program. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ Environmental Action; May/Jun90, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p31
- ^ Highlights Magazine - pg.31 Lord of the Forest
- ^ a b "Transcript from an interview with Sneed Collard". The Reading Rockets project. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
- ^ Author's web page
- ^ "The Nature Generation Announces Shortlist for 10th Annual Green Earth Book Awards", 20 February 2014
