Over 70 easy-to-do scientific experiments children can conduct in school or at home without expensive equipment.

Traces the historical development of musical theater forms in America; examines the ideas, practices, and contributions of Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Stephen Sondheim; looks at the major elements of a musical show; and discusse issues in musical theater since the 1980s.

An introduction to the world of nature--flora, fauna, stars, weather--and instruction for a number of craft projects.

Twelve critical essays sketch the tradition of black poets in the U.S. from the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920's to the black rage of the 1970's. Separate critiques are devoted to the work of Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, Melvin B. Tolson, Robert Hayden, and Imamu Amiri Baraka.