Alvin Silverstein

Laura Silverstein Nunn

Virginia Silverstein

When you think of cockroaches, you probably imagine dirty pests scurrying across the kitchen floor. But many people keep hissing cockroaches as pets! Authors Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn explain how these large hissing cockroaches behave in the wild and how to keep and care for them as pets. Having such an unusual pet is definitely far-out!

Cool Pets!

Hissing Cockroaches

What is ADHD? Readers will find out who gets ADHD, what causes it, how it is diagnosed, and how it is treated.

Handy Health Guide to ADHD

Virginia B. Silverstein

Looks at the birds most commonly owned as pets, including canaries, chickens, and pigeons, and offers advice on their care, feeding, and breeding.

Beautiful Birds

Introduces several commonly owned aquarium fish and offers advice on their care, feeding, and breeding.

Fabulous Fish

Everybody gets sick. Readers will use this guidebook to explore the common cold and the flu, how these diseases are spread, treated, and prevented.

Handy Health Guide to Colds and Flu

Have your readers ever had a cavity? Readers find out what cavities are, and how to prevent them in this book. Authors Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn examine why our teeth are important, and how to take care of them.

Handy Health Guide to Your Teeth

Discusses the sense of touch and looks at new developments in artificial sensors.

Touching and Feeling

Explains the science behind a rash and emphasizes the importance of maintaining personal health.

Is That a Rash?

Discusses the three kinds of symbiosis--mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism--and describes examples of these relationships.

Symbiosis

Many people have dogs and cats for pets, but do your readers know that some people keep pets like mini horses, boas, and tarantulas? If you've ever considered keeping an unusual pet, these books are for you? Readers will learn the history, the science, and the care needed for keeping fun and exotic pets.

Boas and Pythons

Explains, through real-life case studies and experts, various heart diseases.

Heart Disease

Introduces ten unusual breeds of cats and offers advice on their care, feeding, and breeding.

Curious Cats

Explores the history of sickle cell anemia, discussing its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Laura Silverstein Nunn

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