Alvin Silverstein
Alvin Silverstein grew up in Brooklyn as the youngest son of an immigrant family that emphasized hard work and education. He graduated from Brooklyn College, earned a Master's degree in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania where he met his wife Virginia Silverstein, and obtained his Ph.D. from NYU while teaching at the College of Staten Island, eventually becoming a Professor of Biology and Director of the Physician Assistant program. He co-authored over 200 books on science and health topics for children and adults with his wife and later their children.[1][2]
Brooklyn, USA
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Science
Health
Children
Handy Health Guide to Asthma
Snot, Poop, Vomit, and More: The Yucky Body Book
Food Chains (Science Concepts)
Evolution (Science Concepts)
Wildfires: The Science Behind Raging Infernos
Floods: The Science Behind Raging Waters and Mudslides
Handy Health Guide to Colds and Flu (Handy Health Guides)
Photosynthesis (Science Concepts Second)
Red Wolf, The (Endangered in America)
Tapeworms, Foot Fungus, Lice, and More: The Yucky Disease Book
Adaptation (Science Concepts, Second Series)
Handy Health Guide to ADHD
Dung Beetles, Slugs, Leeches, and More: The Yucky Animal Book
Symbiosis
Hissing Cockroaches: Cool Pets!
Matter
Hairless Cats: Cool Pets!
Rabies (Diseases and People)
The Muscular System: How Living Creatures Move
Volumes -Chickenpox and Shingles
Asthma (Diseases and People)
Recycling: Meeting the Challenge of the Trash Crisis
Energy (Science Concepts, Second Series)
The Mystery of Sleep