Author: Isabel Wyatt
Publisher: Floris Books
Keywords: book, wonder, old, year, seven
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 1997
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0863155278
ISBN-13: 9780863155277

When the king’s son found gems in his horse’s mane, he wondered, and still held his peace. But that night he withdrew early from the feast and hid himself in the shadows of the stable. Presently in came Cordita, her beauty shining through her rags...These magical tales take us through the highlights of the year, through festivals and birthdays.

Author: Polly Lawson
Publisher: Floris Books
Keywords: tales, folk, swedish
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2004-08-26
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0863154573
ISBN-13: 9780863154577

John Bauer’s original and evocative illustrations bring these classic Swedish folk tales to life. This collection includes: "When Mother Troll Took in the King’s Washing" by Helena Nyblom; "The Magician’s Cape by Anna Wahlenberg" by Elsa Beskow; "The Seven Wishes" by Alfred Smedberg; "The Ring" by Helena Nyblom; "Stalo and Kauras" by P. A. Lindholm; and "The Maiden in the Castle of Rosy Clouds" by Harald Ostenson. Those who love Swedish folk tales won’t want to miss this beautifully illustrated book of timeless stories. (Ages 7–10)

Author: Isabel Wyatt
Publisher: Floris Books
Keywords: book, legend, old, year, eight
Number of Pages: 114
Published: 2009-10
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 0863157130
ISBN-13: 9780863157134

This collection of stories is based upon tales told by the Buddha to his monks 2500 years ago. Isabel Wyatt’s enchanting retelling conjures up a rich world of eastern legend, ruled by courtly kings and wise men, and populated by brave princes, faithful elephants and cunning monkeys. The stories tell of great adventures and heroes, of danger and courage, and most importantly of how wisdom and thoughtfulness always triumph over selfishness and greed. This anthology was compiled with children around the age of eight in mind - children who are embarking on more and more adventures in their o

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Publisher: Floris Books
Keywords: calendar, planting, sowing, biodynamic
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 2007-11
List price: $13.95
ISBN-10: 0863156118
ISBN-13: 9780863156113

The original biodynamic sowing and planting calendar, now in its 46th year. This useful guide shows the optimum days for sowing, pruning, and harvesting various plant-crops, as well as working with bees. It is presented in colour with clear symbols and explanations. This year, for the first time, the calendar includes a pullout wallchart which can be pinned up in a barn, shed or greenhouse as a handy quick reference.

Author: Elsa Beskow
Publisher: Floris Books
Keywords: egg, sun
Number of Pages: 24
Published: 2007-05
List price: $9.95
ISBN-10: 0863155855
ISBN-13: 9780863155857

This is a mini gift edition of Elsa Beskow’s classic story. A mysterious orange egg has fallen into the woods. "It’s a sun egg!" declares the elf who finds it nestled on the forest floor. Soon she and her friends find out what it really is, but not before the little elf has one of the best adventures she has ever had.

Author: Judit Brody
Publisher: Floris Books
Keywords: scientific, revolution, discovery, story, sunspots, enigma
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 2003-03-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0863153704
ISBN-13: 9780863153709

Sunspots are dark areas of irregular shape on the Sun’s surface, some as large as 50,000 miles (80,000 km) in diameter. They move across the surface, contracting and expanding as they go, and are often big enough to be seen with the naked eye. Given their elusive cyclical nature, and the fact that it is both painful and dangerous to observe the Sun directly, it is little wonder that records of sunspots are almost non-existent in Europe before the seventeenth century. Mentions of sunspots were ignored by early astronomers and philosophers, who followed Aristotle in believing that the heav

Author: Brian Goodwi
Publisher: Floris Book
Keywords: culture, fragmented, healing, due, nature
Number of Pages: 188
Published: 2007-06-30
List price: $30.00
ISBN-10: 0863155960
ISBN-13: 9780863155963

Modern scientific culture is in desperate need of change. "Science" today implies groups of specialists working in disparate disciplines while searching for answers to narrowly defined questions that have little or nothing to do with the real, living world. During recent years, however, there has been a shift toward more integrated, holistic approaches to the ways we view and understand our world. Nonetheless, much work remains to be done in this area. Most people have come to accept a fragmented culture in which science has isolated us from the natural world that pervades and surrounds us, le