John M. Schealer
Introduction '''John Milton Schealer''' (July 5, 1920 – February 11, 2008) was an American author of an elementary school astronomy textbook as well as numerous science fiction books for children.Born in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, Schealer earned a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1943.He published his first children's book ''Zip-Zip and His Flying Saucer'' in 1956, the first of three science fiction books to feature spaceboy Zip-Zip.In 1957, Schealer wrote ''This Way to the Stars'', an astronomy textbook aimed at ten- to fourteen-year-old readers which discussed the history of astronomy.Schealer also wrote the script for a sound and light festival for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, Florida, and was also the founder and past executive vice-president of the Sound and Light Corporation of America.
Works '''Fiction''':* ''Zip-Zip and His Flying Saucer'' (1956)* ''Zip-Zip Goes to Venus'' (1958)* ''The Sycamore Warrior: A Mystery of Ancient Egypt'' (1960)* ''Zip-Zip and the Red Planet'' (1961)'''Non-fiction''':* ''This Way to the Stars'' (1957)
External links * Profile at Pennsylvania Center for the Book*