Mari Rich

Viewing Middle Eastern culture and food through family customs.

Discusses the threats facing gorillas, chimps, and monkeys, including habitat loss and being hunted by poachers. "From whales to chimps, from cats and dogs to sharks and coral, the animals of the world are under threat. Human influence on their habitats and on world climate, along with direct attacks by poachers, are creating crisis after crisis. This series looks at some of the most pressing problems in animal conservation and describes some of...

Not every student thrills to a discussion of chemistry, but every student will find something to connect to in this up-to-date series. Each volume goes in-depth into one well-known element from the Periodic Table, exploring the history, science, and everyday uses of each. Readers will come to know just how important and life-giving elements can be. In addition, in this series, a volume focuses on the Periodic Table itself, providing an in-depth overview...

Travel the world to help animals with . . .BIG-ANIMAL VETS! Stare down a gorilla! Help save lions and giraffes! Fix a hippo with a toothache! For veterinarians working with large animals, that might just be a busy morning. Inside, travel the world with expert animal doctors as they go wherever the animals go, ready to use science, technology, and creativity to heal. Every book in the SCIENTISTS IN ACTION! series takes you on a journey where science...

Revolutionary War-era inventor Benjamin Banneker gets most of the headlines, but the story of invention by black scientists certainly did not stop there. Throughout recent centuriesand perhaps never more so than todaybrilliant and dedicated creative people of African heritage are helping to make our world better and safer with their inventions. From food refrigeration to high-tech electronics, from closed-circuit TV to 3-D glasses, from rocket science...

The impact of computers on the world cant be overstated. The impact of black scientists on that world, however, is a story that needs to be told. From the earliest days of the punch card to todays app-based mobile systems, black scientists from around the world have made vital and lasting contributions: writing software, doing pioneering work in artificial intelligence, developing powerful new silicon chips, and guiding new tech companies. This is...

Human beings have been exploring space close-up since the 1960s, and African-Americans have played a vital role throughout the process. Inside, read inspiring stories of astronauts such as Mae Jemison, Guy Bluford, and Charles Bolden (who became the head of NASA); visit with the popular astrophysicist Neal DeGrasse Tyson; and go back to the early days of space flight with engineers who helped start the US space program. Great scientific achievements,...