The Handbook of Forgotten Skills

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One of The Telegraph's best children's books of 2023!

Old fashioned fun for a new generation.
Age range: 7+
Written by Natalie Crowley and Elaine Batiste ; Illustrated by Chris Duriez
Hardback; 270 x 210 mm ; 112pp
Published March 2023

 

Turn the clock back to a simpler time. Cold lemonade in summer, evenings by a campfire, a warm blanket in winter.

Fully-illustrated chapters feature the history and story behind more than thirty skills, including:


- How to skip stones
- How to wrap a package with brown paper and string
- How to grow your own tomatoes
- How to sew on a button
- How to use a compass
- How to mend a sock

NATALIE CROWLEY creates emergent outdoor education curriculum for students and teachers in all educational enviroments.

ELAINE BATISTE runs a blog called 'LaineeMakes' that deals with a whole range of topics: travel, food, art, photography and clothing. A lot of which she makes herself!

CHRIS DURIEZ is a Scottish children's illustrator and printmaker based in Cambridge. Having worked for many years as an animator and primary school teacher in the big city, he is now working towards a masters in children's book illustration at the Cambridge School of Art.

ISBN - 13: 9781913520847

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