Books galore!
Fall, 2011
My wonderful webmistress has just added links to my new fall titles. You can now view my books on four pages, grouped in these categories: Animals; Our Environment; Our World and Beyond; Our Bodies.
Sneak Peek of Animal Look-Alikes
Summer, 2011
The first six titles of Lerner's Animal Look-Alikes series (written by me!) will be out in August. I'm excited to share these new books with young readers. Visit the Lerner blog to read editor Anna Cavallo's description of the series.
A Star for Old Dogs
Spring, 2011
Can an Old Dog Learn New Tricks is a Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year. It's listed as a starred book (Outstanding Merit) in science. Many thanks to the Children's Book Committee!
Honoring All Mammals!
Winter, 2011
Do you know the name of this mammal?
Do You Know about Mammals? has been named an Honor Book in the Science - Grades K-6 category by the Society of School Librarians International.
Old Dogs on New List!
Fall, 2010
Scholastic Instructor included Can an Old Dog Learn New Tricks? in its list of Best New Nonfiction Books, for kids in grades 3-5. It's an honor to have my book listed with these terrific reads!
Two New Books
September, 2010
Part of the Protecting Food Chains series from Heinemann-Raintree:
Old Dog Reviews!
February-March 2010
Here's what Tracy Alley, reviewer for the National Science Teacher's Association, says about Can an Old Dog Learn New Tricks? and Other Questions About Animals:
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"This is a book every student who loves animals will want to pick up and read... The text is easy to understand, and the author does a nice job keeping the answers concise and entertaining. My students loved this book and continually crave this type of nonfiction... I highly recommend this book for a science classroom or school library."
Read the entire review here.
Kim Hutmacher also reviews Old Dogs on the Wild About Nature Blog:
"We learn in Silverman's new book that we can indeed teach old dogs new tricks and that in fact, bats are not blind at all! Silverman... combs through the fiction and myths and gives readers the scientific truths. Her text is thorough and interesting, and the accompanying photographs and illustrations engage the reader further."
The Midwest Book Review reviews Old Dogs in the March issue of Children's Bookwatch:
"Topics range from "Is It True that Fish Don't Sleep?" (they don't close their eyes, but they rest in different ways) to "Can a Cat 'Steal' a Baby's Breath?" (no). Can An Old Dog Learn New Tricks? is just the kind of intriguing bundle of data and suppositions and analysis that kids can understand and explore comfortably."
Sneak a Peak at Old Dogs
January 2010
Can an Old Dog Learn New Tricks? And Other Questions About Animals is hot off the press. Is it true that the early bird catches the worm? Do camels really store water in their humps? Read the answers to these questions and more. Here's what you'll find inside my new book:
I was interviewed!
December 2009
Debbie Diesen, my good friend and author of The Pout-Pout Fish and other fine picture books, interviewed me for her Michigander Monday series. You can read the interview on her blog: Jumping the Candlestick.