WEST TISBURY, MASS. — Nina Schneider, whose only novel received critical acclaim just as she turned 67, died at her home Sept. 8. She was 94 and had suffered from pancreatic cancer.
Her first novel, “The Woman Who Lived in a Prologue,” released in 1980, turned out to be her last. Schneider was slowed by one stroke and lost her verbal abilities to a second.
Earlier with her husband, Herman, she had spent decades publishing the Schneider Science Series – dozens of books for children that posed and answered questions for young minds.
The titles demonstrate the range of topics, from “Everyday Weather and How it Works” to “How Your Body Works,” “Plants in the City,” “How Scientists Find Out,” and “Science Fun with Milk Cartons.”
A teacher in the New York City school system, Herman Schneider handled the scientific aspects for the series, while his wife ensured the prose would enchant young readers.
