Herbert Spencer Zim (1909–1994)
Autor von Birds of North America
Über den Autor
Herbert S. Zim was born in 1909 in New York City. He was a naturalist, author, editor and also known as the fonder and editor in chief of the Golden Guides series of nature books. Zim wrote or edited more than one hundred scientific books, and in a thirty-year career teaching in the public schools mehr anzeigen introduced laboratory instruction into elementary school science. He is best known as the founder in 1945, of the Golden Guides, pocket-size introductions for children to such subjects as fossils, zoology, microscopy, rocks and minerals, codes and secret writings, trees, wildflowers, dinosaurs, navigation and more. He was the sole or co-author for many of the books, which were valued for their clarity, accuracy and attractive presentation helped by the illustrations of James Gordon Irving. He continued to work on the Golden Guides series until Alzheimer's disease forced him to slow down in the 1990s. He died in 1994 at Plantation Key, Florida. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Trees of North America: A Field Guide to the Major Native and Introduced Species North of Mexico (1968) — Herausgeber, einige Ausgaben — 1,241 Exemplare
Weather: Air Masses, Clouds, Rainfall, Storms, Weather Maps, Climate, (Golden Guides) (1957) 805 Exemplare
Pond Life: A Guide to Common Plants and Animals of North American Ponds and Lakes (1967) 802 Exemplare
Seashells of the World - A Guide to the Better-Known Species (Golden Nature Guides) (1962) 727 Exemplare
American Birds & Wildflowers, Over 120 of the Most Common & Best Known Birds, Flowers of United States Illustrated in… (1950) 9 Exemplare
How things grow 2 Exemplare
How things grow 2 Exemplare
Telephone Systems 2 Exemplare
Song Birds of the World 2 Exemplare
Universe, The 2 Exemplare
What's Inside the Earth? 2 Exemplare
What's inside the earth? 2 Exemplare
Cargo Ships — Autor — 1 Exemplar
Whats Inside of Me? 1 Exemplar
Our Wonderful World: An Encyclopedic Anthology for the Entire Family - Volume 18 Index (1965) 1 Exemplar
Codes & Secret Writing Tx 164 1 Exemplar
Your Stomach and Digestive Tract 1 Exemplar
Corals 1 Exemplar
People of Purpose 1 Exemplar
Enciclopedia de Ciencias Naturales 1 Exemplar
The Rocky Mountains 1 Exemplar
Seashores a guide to shells, sea plants, shore birds, and other natural features of American coasts 1 Exemplar
Elephants 1 Exemplar
Waves 1 Exemplar
Lightening and Thunder 1 Exemplar
Diamonds 1 Exemplar
Dinosaurs 1 Exemplar
Sharks 1 Exemplar
Frogs and Toads 1 Exemplar
Alligators & Crocodiles 1 Exemplar
Bones 1 Exemplar
Codes and Secret Writing 1 Exemplar
Seashores 1 Exemplar
Planets 1 Exemplar
Parrakeets 1 Exemplar
Reptiles and Amphibians 1 Exemplar
Monkeys 1 Exemplar
What is Happening in Our Wonderful World 1 Exemplar
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Rocks and Minerals (Field Guide and Introduction to the Geology and Chemistry of) (1973) — Herausgeber, einige Ausgaben — 355 Exemplare
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11, July 1977 — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Zim, Herbert Spencer
- Geburtstag
- 1909-07-12
- Todestag
- 1994-12-05
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- New York, New York, USA
- Sterbeort
- Plantation Key, Florida, USA
- Wohnorte
- New York, New York, USA (birth)
California, USA
Plantation Key, Florida, USA (death)
Port Washington, New York, USA - Ausbildung
- Columbia University (BS|1933|MS|1934|PhD|1940)
- Berufe
- teacher
naturalist
author
editor - Beziehungen
- Bleeker, Sonia (wife)
- Organisationen
- Simon & Schuster
University of Illinois - Kurzbiographie
- editor in chief of the Golden Guides series of nature books
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