Books with author Kim Etingoff

From the steaming jungles of the Amazon, to the ice-bound Arctic, the Sonora Desert, and the dark forests of the Appalachian Mountains—North, Central, and South America have their own unique varieties of vampires and shape-shifting man-beasts. A rich tradition of frightening myths and ghastly folk tales going back centuries before the Europeans came to the New World, blending with the folklore of newer immigrants, and rising like an eerie mist from the fertile mix of American cultures, our part of the world has no shortage of blood-drinking monsters and werewolves. Native Americans told tales of night-stalking corpses rising from their graves, the Ancient Aztecs with their blood-soaked cosmology left a legacy of terror tales to modern Mexico, and the howling of wolves (or is it the loup garou?) still pierces the bitter Quebec night.

Introducing young readers to the ideas behind the worlds greatest methods of unarmed combat, this series includes information on the skills needed to succeed in various martial arts. These books explain the importance of concepts such as self-discipline, confidence, safety, and more skills that can serve students of martial arts well, both in training and in their everyday lives.

Introducing young readers to the ideas behind the worlds greatest methods of unarmed combat, this series includes information on the skills needed to succeed in various martial arts. These books explain the importance of concepts such as self-discipline, confidence, safety, and more skills that can serve students of martial arts well, both in training and in their everyday lives.

Nutrition can be complicated. How do you know what foods are healthy and what aren't? How much should you eat? How do you pick what to eat when you're looking at a menu in a restaurant? Learn how to enjoy eating out while eating healthy. Discover which kinds of restaurants are the healthiest, what to order off the menu, and how to figure out which foods will keep you strong and happy.