Laurence Parent's "Official Guide to Texas StateParks" is a practical and beautiful presentationof the rich variety of public-accessiblelands of Texas. Divided into seven areas, itgives succinct but helpful descriptions of parksin "Big Bend Country", "Gulf Coast","Hill Country", "Panhandle Plains","Piney Woods", "Prairies and Lakes",and "South Texas Plains". There are beautifulcolor photographs of most of the parksand just enough history and information towhet your appetite to see it, (but notenough to make you feel you've seen it,so why bother?) I am ordering copies for myTexas grandchildren to present, along witha Texas roadmap and a promise of bothdaytrips (from the Houston area) andcamping trips in the near future. This isa great reference book as well asjust entertaining reading.