Parker, Janice

Contains thirteen biographies of African-American movie stars, including Dorothy Dandridge, Morgan Freeman, Richard Pryor, and Butterfly McQueen.

Discusses different kinds of machines, from digital thermometers and jet engines to elevators and microwave ovens, describing how they work and how they are used.

A basic introduction to the many ways in which police and detectives use science to fight crime, discussing video surveillance, burglar alarms, ballistics, autopsies, handwriting analysis, and other methods.

An illustrated introduction to Wisconsin, providing information about the land and climate, natural resources, plants and animals, tourism, industry, goods and services, history, population, politics and government, cultural groups, sports, and arts and entertainment of the state.

Explores the sports, tourism, industry, environment, history, and culture that make Virginia unique.

Provides information about Texas, discussing the history, people, industry, tourism, land and natural resources, politics, culture, sports, and other aspects of the Lone Star State.

Offers an introduction to the sports, tourism, industry, environment, history, and entertainment of South Carolina.

An illustrated introduction to California, providing information about the land and climate, natural resources, plants and animals, tourism, industry, goods and services, history, population, politics and government, cultural groups, sports, and arts and entertainment of the state.