Honors and Awards
- Belden Gold Medal for Excellence in Mathematics (1927)
- National Science Foundation fellowship (1959)
- New York State Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development award for Outstanding Contributions to Children's Literature (1961) (with Ruth Adler)
- National Science Teachers Association/ Children's Book Council citations for Outstanding Science Books for Children (1972, 1975, 1980, and 1990)
- American Association for the Advancement of Science fellow (1982)
- Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences fellow (1985)
- Saint Michael's College honorary Doctorate of Science (1990)
- Townsend Harris Hall of Fame, (1996)
- Townsend Harris Medal
- City College of New York honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (2002)
- Vermont ACLU lifetime achievement award for “nearly a century’s dedication to making the world a more just and humane place through an unswerving belief in individual rights and equal treatment under the law.” (2009)
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