The Handbook of Forgotten Skills
The Handbook of Forgotten Skills
The Handbook of Forgotten Skills
The Handbook of Forgotten Skills
The Handbook of Forgotten Skills
The Handbook of Forgotten Skills The Handbook of Forgotten Skills The Handbook of Forgotten Skills The Handbook of Forgotten Skills The Handbook of Forgotten Skills

The Handbook of Forgotten Skills

£17.99
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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