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Meyer Seltzer

Born: Chicago, Illinois
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Meyer Seltzer lives in Chicago close enough to Wrigley Field to hear the roar of the crowd.

Biography: Meyer Seltzer is a writer and illustrator of books for children.


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Primary Audience(s): Children; Children

Email: m2seltzer@aol.com
Website: http://www.scbwi-illinois.org/Seltzer.html
Meyer Seltzer on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=meyer+seltzer


Selected Titles

Here comes the recycling truck! /
ISBN: 0807532355 OCLC: 24669818

A. Whitman, Morton Grove, Ill. : 1992.

Follows Elisa, the driver of a recycling truck, as she picks up papers, glass, and metals and takes them to the recycling center where they are prepared for recycling.

Hide-and-go-shriek monster riddles /
ISBN: 0807532738 OCLC: 20854497

A. Whitman, Niles, Ill. : 1990.

Includes more than 100 humorous riddles about vampires, ghouls, ghosts, werewolves, and other monsters.

I know about flags
ISBN: 0528837354 OCLC: 31739996

Rand McNally, [Skokie, IL] : ©1995.

This book introduces young children to the world of flags, from country banners to sport pennants.

I know about maps
ISBN: 0528837362 OCLC: 31755078

Rand McNally, [Skokie, IL] : ©1995.

Easy reader about maps.

Los deportes
ISBN: 0528837419 OCLC: 31969790

Rand McNally, [Skokie, IL] : [©1995]

Describes how, in which seasons, and in what settings many different sports are played, including baseball, basketball, hockey, tennis, swimming, and more.

Los planetas
ISBN: 0528837389 OCLC: 31740148

Rand McNally, [Skokie, IL] : ©1995.

Math-a-magic :
ISBN: 0590212486 OCLC: 38951647

Scholastic, New York, NY : 1997.

Provides instructions for twenty magic tricks using numbers, with explanations of the mathematics behind each trick.

Math-a-magic :
ISBN: 0807549959 OCLC: 46950180

A. Whitman, Morton Grove, Ill. : 1990.

Provides instructions for twenty magic tricks using numbers, with explanations of the mathematics behind each trick.

Petcetera :
ISBN: 0807565156 OCLC: 17441053

A. Whitman, Niles, Ill. : 1988.

A collection of riddles and jokes about pets and other, somewhat more exotic animals.

Riddles to tell your cat /
ISBN: 0807570060 OCLC: 24668777

A. Whitman & Co., Morton Grove, Ill. : 1992.

A collection of jokes, riddles, and tales about cats.

Shazam! :
ISBN: 0807573329 OCLC: 22209852

A. Whitman, Morton Grove, Ill. : 1991.

A collection of magic tricks exploring fundamental science principles.

 

 

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