Sneed B. Collard III

Sneed Body Collard III
Born (1959-11-07) November 7, 1959 (age 64)
Santa Barbara, California. U.S.
Occupation
  • Biologist
  • computer scientist
  • author
Genre
Website
www.sneedbcollardiii.com

Sneed Body Collard III (born November 7, 1959) is an 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 80 books for young people, including Shep—Our Most Loyal Dog,[3] Fire Birds: Valuing Natural Wildfires and Burned Forests, Hopping Ahead of Climate Change: Snowshoe Hares, Science, and Survival, and Dog Sense. He is also the author of an adult memoir, Warblers & Woodpeckers: A Father-Son Big Year of Birding (2018, Mountaineers Books) and a professional development textbook, Teaching Nonfiction Revision: A Professional Writer Shares Strategies, Tips, and Lessons (Heinemann, 2017).

His articles have appeared in Environmental Action,[4] The Humanist, Florida Wildlife, Islands, Cricket, and Highlights for Children.[5]

  1. ^ "Washington Post-Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award Winner 2006". Children's Book Guild of Washington DC. November 4, 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Excellence in Science Books:Winner! 2006 Middle Grades Science Book". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Triple Crown Award Winners (2008–2009)". Children's Crown Award Reading Program. Archived from the original on 17 November 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  4. ^ Environmental Action; May/Jun90, Vol. 21 Issue 6, p31
  5. ^ Highlights Magazine - pg.31 Lord of the Forest