Susan Sussman and Robert James |
SUSAN SUSSMAN is the author of many books -- both fiction and non-fiction -- for both children and adults. Among her best known works are: THE DIETER and AUDITION FOR MURDER (adult fiction); LIES (people believe) ABOUT ANIMALS (juvenile non-fiction)and THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A CHANUKAH BUSH, SANDY GOLDSTEIN (juvenile fiction).
Originally from Chicago, Sussman now makes her home in south Florida.
Awards / Special Mentions:
LIES PEOPLE BELIEVE ABOUT ANIMALS was awarded the Science Teacher's of America Award for outstanding books.
BIG FRIEND, LITTLE FRIEND: A Book about Symbiosis was also awarded the Science Teacher's of America Award for outstanding books.
SUSSMAN won an EMMY for her film adaptation of her award-winning children's classic: THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A CHANUKAH BUSH, SANDY GOLDSTEIN (available on CD for both the hearing and sight impaired at:
http://www.sisuent.com/i/4306/there-s-no-such-thing-as-chan-bush-sandy-goldstein.htm) and her books have been translated into many languages around the world.