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Sian Smith biography

Sian Smith is a children’s non-fiction author whose books support early reading and first research skills. She writes clear, curriculum-aligned texts for the primary phase, using short sentences, labelled images and simple glossaries to introduce key ideas in science and the natural world.

Smith has produced series and stand-alone titles for educational imprints, including topics in seasonal change, simple machines and minibeasts. Her “Seasons” books explain weather, daylight and what children can observe outdoors in spring, summer, autumn and winter. In the “How Toys Work” strand she covers basic mechanisms such as wheels and axles, ramps and wedges, and levers and pulleys, showing how everyday playthings demonstrate forces. Additional titles for young readers look at common invertebrates and life cycles, designed for classroom use and school libraries.

Her work is noted for a consistent structure across books: an opening question to frame enquiry, short chapters that build vocabulary step by step, and end matter that often includes a picture glossary or index. Many of her texts are available in multiple editions for different reading levels.

Selected works: Spring (Seasons); Summer (Seasons); Autumn (Seasons); Winter (Seasons); What Can You See in Fall?; Wheels and Axles (How Toys Work); Ramps and Wedges (How Toys Work); Grasshoppers; Spiders.