Barbara Seuling (1937–2016)
Author of How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published
About the Author
Barbara Seuling was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 22, 1937. Her career in publishing started when she took a job as a secretary to two editors at Dell Publishing. She later became an assistant before leaving Dell in the early 1970s. She worked at Lippincott for two years before deciding to show more become a freelance writer and illustrator. Her first picture book, The Teeny Tiny Woman: An Old-English Ghost Story, was published in 1976. She wrote and illustrated several more picture books and also illustrated picture-book texts for other authors. Her other works included the Freaky Facts nonfiction series and Oh No, It's Robert! She also used her publishing experience to lead small private writing workshops. Her adult nonfiction book, How to Write a Children's Book and Get It Published, first released in 1984. She died of complications from cancer on September 12, 2016 at the age of 79. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Barbara Seuling
Earth Is Like a Giant Magnet: and Other Freaky Facts About Planets, Oceans, and Volcanoes (2007) 85 copies
What Kind of Family Is This?: A Book About Stepfamilies (Golden Learn About Living Books) (1985) 74 copies, 6 reviews
The Last Cow on the White House Lawn, and Other Little-Known Facts About the Presidency (1978) 67 copies, 1 review
Robert And the Instant Millionaire Show & Robert And the Three Wishes - Robert Flip Book #2 (Robert Series) (2004) 49 copies
There are Millions of Millionaires: and Other Freaky Facts About Earning, Saving, and Spending (2008) 30 copies
Cows Sweat Through Their Noses: and Other Freaky Facts About Animal Habits, Characteristics, and Homes (2007) 18 copies, 2 reviews
Your Skin Weighs More Than Your Brain: and Other Freaky Facts About Your Skin, Skeleton, and Other Body Parts (2007) 15 copies
Ancient Coins Were Shaped Like Hams: and Other Freaky Facts About Coins, Bills, and Counterfeiting (2007) 12 copies
The Man in the Moon Is Upside Down in Argentina: and Other Freaky Facts About Geography (1990) 7 copies
Three Presidents Died on the Fourth of July: and Other Freaky Facts About the First 25 Presidents (2007) 7 copies
One President was Born on Independence Day: and Other Freaky Facts About the 26th through 43rd Presidents (2008) 6 copies
It Never Rains in Antarctica: and Other Freaky Facts About Climate, Land, and Nature (2008) 5 copies
MORE FREAKY FACTS 3 copies
Casey and the Runaway Baby 2 copies
The amazing adventures of me 1 copy
Jim White's Discovery 1 copy
Associated Works
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 12, August 1975 — Contributor — 2 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1937-07-22
- Date of death
- 2016-09-12
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
- Places of residence
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Landgrove, Vermont, USA
Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA - Education
- Hunter College, City University of New York
Columbia University - Occupations
- secretary
children's book author
children's book illustrator - Organizations
- Dell Publishing
Delacorte Press
Lippincott
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Reviews
Whose House? by Barbara Seuling
excellent
Read about animals and the earth as the season shifts from Autumn to Winter. The illustrations are bewitching and vivid, perfect for young readers. The storyline follows a simple rhyme scheme, which makes for an easy and exciting read.
Genre: Informational
Age Appropriateness: Kindergarten-3rd grade
Media: Digital Media?
Review/Critique:
This book discusses different sources of water, the water cycle, and how water gets cleaned and into our homes. The story is moved along with the character of a little girl and her dog.
This book brings up a few issues of controversy, such as fluoride in water, but overall this is a good book that explains important concepts. You could use this book for varying age levels and just adjust as needed.… (more)
Age Appropriateness: Kindergarten-3rd grade
Media: Digital Media?
Review/Critique:
This book discusses different sources of water, the water cycle, and how water gets cleaned and into our homes. The story is moved along with the character of a little girl and her dog.
This book brings up a few issues of controversy, such as fluoride in water, but overall this is a good book that explains important concepts. You could use this book for varying age levels and just adjust as needed.… (more)
This book gave great detail about informing children about the human body. I would recommend this book for upper elementary possibly middle school level. It is very interesting and the parts are clearly detailed so you can understand.
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Statistics
- Works
- 98
- Also by
- 10
- Members
- 4,451
- Popularity
- #5,624
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 42
- ISBNs
- 161
- Languages
- 2