Powell, John

Emperor Penguins from Antarctica each express their true love with a special heartsong of their own that expresses their very being. However, the misfit Mumble cannot sing. Instead he has an extraordinary talent to tap dance with almost magical energy and expression. Nevertheless, the leadership of the colony fearfully blames the young penguin's unorthodox ways for the lean fishing that threatens them all. Defiant in the face of unjust rejection, Mumble and his true friends set out to find the true cause of the famine. Through the friends trials and perils, Mumble learns many things about his frozen world, not the least of which being that his toe tapping talent may be what he needs to save his people.

Contains 614 articles that provide information about significant occurrences in European history, arranged chronologically from 15,000 B.C. to 1997; each listing the date, locale, and principal people involved, followed by a capsule summary of the event. Includes maps, key word indexes, and category lists.

Contains more than 140 essays that provide information about weaponry, tactics, and models of warfare since ancient times and examine the way they have been expressed socially, politically, and artistically; and includes research tools, time lines, maps, and illustrations.

Contains articles that examine over one hundred topics related to weapons and warfare, arranged thematically in two volumes; featuring overviews of main weapons groups, their development and uses, and exploring major historical periods and regions of the world and their contributions to military weapons, technologies, and strategies.

A biography of the American author and adventurer who wrote about the ruthless forces of nature.

Presents a comprehensive analysis of over five hundred years of North American immigration and includes over three hundred A to Z entries on events, themes, people, places, and the various laws related to immigration.

Contains chronologically arranged entries that provide information about notable geopolitical events, social and cultural developments, scientific achievements, inventions, medical advances, and movements in art, architecture, music, and theater during the eighteenth century, from 1701 to 1774, and includes maps, sidebars, quotations from primary source documents, and illustrations.

A guide to acoustics, drawing from science and psychology to answer questions about how music works, discussing harmony, keys, chords, loudness, composition, and other topics.

Explores the controversial issues surrounding America's policies concerning immigration including the rise in illegal immigration, the possible threat to national security, and the economic, social, and political changes imposed upon American culture.