Herman Schneider, 98; Specialized in Science Books for Children

Herman Schneider, 98, a writer best known for his science books for children, died July 31 in Boston. The cause of death was not reported.

Collaborating frequently with his wife, Nina, Schneider wrote books including “How Big Is Big? From Stars to Atoms, a Yardstick for the Universe” and “Let’s Look Under the City: Water, Gas, Waste, Electricity, Telephone.”

Among the works he wrote under his own name were “Everyday Machines and How They Work” and “Everyday Weather and How It Works.”

Schneider started publishing in the 1940s and continued to publish into the late 1980s, when he collaborated with his brother Leo on “The Harper Dictionary of Science in Everyday Language.”

The son of a tailor, Schneider was born in Kreschov, Poland. The family moved to New York City and Schneider was educated in New York public schools. He graduated from what is now the City College of the City University of New York and also earned a master’s degree there.

In addition to writing, Schneider taught in the New York City school system for two decades and for several years he supervised the school system’s science curriculum.