The Handbook of Forgotten Skills

Old fashioned fun for a new generation

Natalie Crowley, Elaine Batiste, Chris Duriez

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MAGIC CAT PUBLISHING
26 April 2023

Children's & Educational; Practical interests (Children's&YA); Handicrafts (Children's&YA)

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

By: Natalie Crowley, Elaine Batiste
Illustrated by: Chris Duriez
Imprint: MAGIC CAT PUBLISHING
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 270mm, Width: 210mm,
ISBN: 9781913520847
ISBN 10: 1913520846
Pages: 112
Publication Date: 26 April 2023
Recommended Age: From 7 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

NATALIE CROWLEY creates emergent outdoor education curriculum for students and teachers in all educational enviroments. ELAINE BAPTISE runs a blog called 'LaineeMakes' that deals with a whole range of topics: travel, food, art, photogrpahy 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.