Contains a reference to authors and illustrators of children's literature and includes biographical sketches, photos, and lists of resources that profile forty-five authors.
Profiles more than four hundred authors of short fiction from around the world, presenting biographical and bibliographic information and summaries of major works. Also includes a reference volume with a chronology; a bibliography; lists of major award winners; twenty-nine essays on short-fiction history, theory, and world cultures; and three indexes.
Provides brief biographical information on eleven Native American women writers and discusses their work through critical excerpts. Includes a bibliography of works written by each featured author.
Features more than eight thousand entries covering classical, jazz, dance, and popular music; composers and musicians; musical terms and concepts; and musical forms and styles.
Explains in non-technical terms musical phrases and genres, describes major musical instruments, and includes biographies on 2,000 musicians and composers.
Provides essays that examine prominent British, Irish and Commonwealth poets including : Margaret Atwood, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Chaucer, T.S. Eliot, D.H Lawrence, Christopher Marlowe, and Shakespeare.
