Tamra B. Orr

In recent years, George Clooney has become politically engaged, lending his energy, money, and name to a number of humanitarian, environmental, and liberal causes. Chief among these is his valiant effort to alert the world to a humanitarian crisis that has been raging virtually unchecked in the Darfur region of Sudan since 2003. It may turn out that George Clooney's most heroic role was played behind the scenes. This biography offers a thorough survey of this larger-than-life movie star and an account of his passionate engagement in global politics on behalf of Darfur's innocent victims.

This state series, for Grades 2 and above, is designed for elementary students' first study of the United States. Each volume is a colorful, comprehensive portrait that features state facts and symbols and uses vivid text to describe the history, people, land, economy, and government of each state. Young readers will enjoy the fun facts sprinkled throughout the text and the chapter on things to see and do. Each volume includes a timeline, biographies of notable people, and numerous maps and charts.