With its roots in one of the most well known and long-lasting healing rituals to be found in Europe, the tarantula's dance has now become a popular music and dance craze. In this book the author examines the history and evolution of the ritual.

A genre-defying page turner that fuses thriller and speculative fiction with dark fantasy in a hidden world in the heart of Cold War Europe. THE TRUE COLD WAR IS FOUGHT ON THE BORDERS OF THIS WORLD, AT THE EDGES OF THE LIGHT. It's 1965 and Christopher Winter is trying to carve a new life, a new identity, beyond his days in British Intelligence. Recruited by London's gangland he now finds himself on the wrong side of the law - and about to discover that the secret service has a way of claiming back its own. Who is the fatally alluring succubus working honeytraps for foreign paymasters? What is the true secret of the Shadowless, a fabled criminal cabal deadlier than the Mafia? And why do both parties covet long- buried caskets said to hold the hearts of kings? Winter must confront the buried knowledge of his own past to survive - but is he ready to embrace the magic that created the darkness waiting there?

For Age Limit: 7-9 years || Fact Filled cross-curricular books. || Interactive true or false, search and find features. Superb artwork

Joe is a friendly spider who would rather dance than spin webs. It reinforces the idea that it is okay to be different and giving to others brings happiness.

Your kids will love learning to dance with Spider. This fun, interactive book is loaded with exciting animal illustrations. In Spider's quest to learn to dance, he meets an elephant, a sloth, a giraffe, a monkey, a bluebird, a gorilla, a hawk, and a lion. An thrilling book to read to preschool age kids, Spiders Dance will get you wigglling your toes!Your kids will love learning to dance with Spider. This fun, interactive book is loaded with exciting animal illustrations. In Spider's quest to learn to dance, he meets an elephant, a sloth, a giraffe, a monkey, a bluebird, a gorilla, a hawk, and a lion. A thrilling book to read to preschool age kids, Spiders Dance will get you wiggling your toes!Spiders Dance was written by M Carroll, author of The Tree Who Walked Through Time A Tree Identification Story. M Carroll has written several books. You can find out more at anamcara-press.com. Spiders Dance was illustrated by Bobbie Powell, featured artist of other children's books including The Tree Who Walked Through Time A Tree Identification Story. M Carroll is a writer, photographer and graphic designer. The children's art book, The Tree Who Walked Through Time A Tree Identification Story was published in 2014 in collaboration with 17 local artists as a community project. Profits from this project benefit children's art education in Kansas.M Carroll published A Wyoming Cowboy in Hitler's Germany in 2016. The book focuses on history and original documents and photography from WWII, telling the story of H Carroll, a WWII reconnessance photographer, paratrooper, and POW.M Carroll published Spiders Dance in 2017 with artist Bobbie Powell for pre-school children, and disabled or challenged youth as a joyful, interactive book to explore possibilities. Carroll blogs about consciousness and community at maureencarroll.com. Follow her explorations on Facebook and Pinterest, or reach her through her publisher, Anamcara Press LLC.

An accessible field guide to more than 500 of the most commonly found spider species in North America Of the more than 49,000 species of spider worldwide, some 4,000 are in North America. Spiders of North America explores more than 500 of the most common and interesting spiders found in this region of the world. This richly illustrated guide begins with an overview of spiders—what they are exactly, how they can be found, how they develop, and why they are important. The book features information on all the major spider guilds: sensing web weavers, sheet web weavers, orb web weavers, space web weavers, ambush hunters, ground active hunters, other active hunters, and spider hunters. Chapters contain accessible descriptions for identifying members of each spider family, including helpful tips for distinguishing members of similar families, and details at the genus and species levels. Stunning color photographs and informative distribution maps accompany the text. Useful descriptions for identification of each spider familyStunningly detailed macro and in-situ photographsInformation on all the major spider guildsHandy distribution maps