Growth and Development

by Alvin Silverstein, Virginia B. Silverstein, Laura Silverstein Nunn

Explains how cells divide and multiply, how humans develop from a single cell to an adult, and how other living things grow.

112 pages, Library Binding

First published October 1, 2007

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.