Describes various organizations which actively work to protect the environment, including the National Audubon Society, Greenpeace, Rainforest Alliance, and Sierra Club.
Discusses the history and function of S.P.C.A. and other humane shelters which provide temporary care for stray, unwanted, lost, and abused animals in need of protection from the ignorance, indifference, neglect, and cruelty of human beings.
Reference handbook provides a survey of the available literature on violent children, explores twenty theories for the rise in youth crime, gives biographical sketches of people working on the issue, and gives a chronology of violent acts by children.
An introduction to the process of quilt making, including a history of the craft, sample quilt patterns, and directions for creating a children's book authors and illustrators quilt.
Provides information and advice on a wide range of topics. Includes equipment selection, skating styles and techniques, plus directories of skating clubs and rinks, equipment manufacturers and suppliers, skating terms and a guide to skating literature.