Simplify the following text for a Grade 6 native English-speaking person.
Original: Swallows and Amazons is a series of children 's books by English author Arthur Ransome , named after the title of the first book in the series .
Simplified: Swallows and Amazons is a series of children 's books by the English writer Arthur Ransome . The series is named after the title of the first book in the series .