Jeanne Bendick of Guilford has died at 95. She was married for 68 years to Robert L. Bendick, who died in 2008.

Born in New York City in 1919 and a graduate of the Parsons School of Design in 1939, Jeanne Bendick was the author and/or illustrator of more than 100 children's books. During World War II, Bendick joined the American Women's Voluntary Services.

Jeanne Bendick's last book, Herodotus and the Road to History, was published in 2009, when she was 91. During her 70 years of work, she wrote on a wide variety of subjects from television and time to astronomy and ecology, but her primary focus was science for children. Over the course of her career, she was a long-standing member of the Authors' Guild and was a staunch defender of the role of science in society and of the importance of science education.

Jeanne Bendick is survived by a son, Robert Bendick, Jr., of Winter Park Florida, a daughter, Karen Watson, of Lexington, Massachusetts, five grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

A memorial celebration will be held on May 17 in Guilford, Connecticut. In lieu of flowers, contributions should be made to the Guildford, Connecticut, Free Library.