Ferrets: Cool Pets!

Far-Out and Unusual Pets

by Alvin Silverstein

What kind of pet is long, skinny, and furry? It’s also mischievous, playful, and smart? It’s a ferret! Ferrets make great pets. Find out how to feed, care for, and play with these unusual pets in this new title written by award-winning authors. Have a pet as unique as you are and find out why ferrets are far-out!

48 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2011

About the author

Alvin Silverstein grew up in Brooklyn, the youngest son of an immigrant family who emphasized hard work and education. After graduating from Brooklyn College, he went to graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania, where he got a Master's degree in chemistry and met his wife, author Virginia B. Silverstein. He got his Ph.D. at NYU while teaching at the College of Staten Island. He ultimately became a Professor of Biology there and also Director of the Physician Assistant program, while coauthoring books with his wife and, later, two of their children as well.