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Herbert S. Zim


Born
in New York, N.Y., The United States
July 12, 1909

Died
December 05, 1994

Genre
Outdoors & Nature, Science, Children's


Herbert Spencer Zim (July 12, 1909 – December 5, 1994) was a naturalist, author, editor and also known as the fonder and editor in chief of the Golden Guides series of nature books. He wrote or edited more than one hundred scientific books, and in a thirty-year career teaching in the public schools 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 ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 3,478 ratings · 370 reviews · 258 distinct works • Similar authors
Rocks and Minerals
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3.89 avg rating — 344 ratings — published 1957 — 38 editions
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Birds: A Guide to Familiar ...
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3.99 avg rating — 308 ratings — published 1949 — 36 editions
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Stars: A Guide to the Const...
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3.96 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 1951 — 51 editions
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Insects: A Guide to Familia...
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Mammals: A Guide to North A...
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Flowers: A Guide to Familia...
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Codes and Secret Writing
3.78 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1948 — 35 editions
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Seashores: A Guide to Anima...
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3.93 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1955 — 18 editions
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The Great Whales
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