Dear Professor Einstein ─ Albert Einstein's Letters to and from Children

The author of The Quotable Einstein and its sequel (Princeton U. Press, 1996, 2000) presents his correspondence with children worldwide, 1928-55. They ask for autographs and such intriguing questions as: Do scientists pray? How do you get to be famous? Includes translations, annotations, a foreword by Einstein's granddaughter, a chronology, biography, essay on his educational philosophy, and family photos. Like Einstein, Calaprice is German-born and connected to the Princeton physicist community. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Alice Calaprice (Princeton, NJ) is the editor of The Quotable Einstein and The Expanded Quotable Einstein, and the coauthor of An Owl in the House, a science book for young audiences. She was formerly a Senior Editor at Princeton University Press and worked with that press's ongoing series, The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, for almost 25 years.