An accomplished science and nature illustrator, Patricia J. Wynne is the recipient of the 2008 Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor and has won awards from Parenting Magazine, the John Burroughs Association, and the National Science Teachers Association. Patricia's artwork has appeared in galleries, magazines, newspapers, and more than 100 books for both children and adults. She is the author of numerous successful Dover titles on science and nature, includng My First Book About Outer Space, My First Book About the Body, and My First Book About the Brain.
Trained as a research scientist, Donald M. Silver has written more than 80 books for students.