Product Description: More than 1400 entries have been divided into two volumes: one focusing on theatre, film, radio and television, and this second on music, opera and dance. The volume provides alphabetical listings of many different aspects of music, opera and dance: composers, conductors and choreographers, musicians and pop groups; librettists and lyricists; plot outlines of major dance and opera works; and awards, venues and festivals...read more

Describes some of the various life forms that live in different marine environments, and discusses ocean exploration, marine resources, environmental issues, and maritime legends and mysteries

Explains the theory of continental drift, describes how this movement causes earthquakes and volcanoes, and discusses famous eruptions and earthquakes of the past

A brief overview of the traits of mammals leads readers into a gallery of photographs and information on the world's larger mammal species, from prehistoric ancestors to present-day species of whales, tigers, musk oxen, and more.