Floris Books Catalogue, Spring 2019

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Floris Books Children's Books 4 Featured Titles 4 Welcome to our Spring/Summer Catalogue 2019 Board Books 8 Picture Books 12 What's New This season, we're delving into nature – travelling the oceans with The Whale, Elsa Beskow 14 the Sea and the Stars (p.4), discovering habitats in Hello Animals, Where Do Spring & Summer Favourites 17 You Sleep? (p.8), growing new trees and friendships with Cherry Blossom and Paper Planes (p.6), and learning to love our environment with Evie and the Books for Parents & Teachers 18 Strawberry Patch Rescue (p.12). New books for teachers include Fun with Maths Puzzles, Games and More (p.19) Steiner-Waldorf Education 19 – a new addition to the Making Maths Meaningful collection – and a fun-packed collection of Spring and Summer Nature Activities for Waldorf Kindergartens Early Years Education 24 (p.25). Plus parents will love the practical advice for navigating the primary school years in the insightful Growing Children, Thriving Children (p.27). Parenting & Child Health 26 The perennial favourite Stargazers' Almanac 2020 (p.30) leads our new Non-fiction Books 28 non-fiction titles for spring, along with a fresh look at sustainability in Global Hive (p.33), and The Holy Year (p.35) – an encouragement to reconnect with Astronomy 30 the rhythms of the year. Biodynamics 32 Ordering If you have any questions about our books, email [email protected] Philosophy of the Natural World 33 or call 0131 337 2372. If you would like to place an order, please contact our distributor BookSource (contact details opposite) or visit our website at Christian Spirituality 34 www.florisbooks.co.uk Holistic Health 37 Best wishes, Katy Lockwood-Holmes, Christian Maclean and the Floris team Philosophy of Human Life 38 2 Highlights p.4 p.8 Children's Books Featured Featured Title p.12 p.10 p.15 p.6 Featured Featured Title Highlights Books for Parents & Teachers

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The Whale, the Sea Featured Title and the Stars Adrián Macho

• A beautiful, lyrical story of a young whale's journey into the world – her excitement, challenges, fears and wonder • This special coming-of-age tale is filled with universal themes of love, friendship, discovering independence and finding home • A celebration of our oceans' vast ecology – Macho's love for the natural world shows in illustrations teeming with life It's time for Gerda, the little whale, to leave home. Her adventures take her from the warm waters of the equator to the freezing poles. Until one day she realises she wants to find somewhere to stay forever. How will Gerda know she's found her own special place? A heartwarming story of finding home, filled with luminous, captivating illustrations

Adrián Macho is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Bratislava, Slovakia. Several children’s books featuring his illustrations are bestsellers in his home country. The Whale, the Sea and the Stars is the first picture book he has created himself. More perfect picture books

From Czech | Age 4-7 | 280 x 215 mm | colour illustrations | 32pp | 978-178250-559-4 | hardback with dust jacket | £12.99 | 21 February 2019 5 Adin is as agile as a cat. He swings gracefully from branch to branch. Dina climbs carefully, with a bag in each hand. One for the cherries, one for the pits. Cherry Blossom Featured Title and Paper Planes story by Jef Aerts Illustrations by Sanne te Loo

• In this beautifully lyrical book, one story fractures into two when best friends are parted • The touching story is illuminated with stunning artwork full of seasonal detail, light and hope • Friends Adin and Dina find a way to stay connected through love, paper planes and cherry blossom Adin and Dina are best friends. They live in the beautiful countryside surrounded by cherry trees. Their favourite game is to plant cherry stones around their little village – in the cracks in the pavement and in the flowerbeds outside the post office. Then one day Adin and his family A touching story of true friendship, move away to the city. Will Adin and Dina’s friendship survive the new resilience, belief – and a little bit of magic distance between them? Jef Aerts is an award-winning Belgian author of children's books, novels and poetry. His books have been translated all over the world. Jef has three children and lives on a small farm with lots of animals. Sanne te Loo is an award-winning Dutch illustrator and portrait painter.

From Dutch | Age 4-8 | 250 x 270 mm | colour illustrations | 48pp | 978-178250-561-7 | hardback with dust jacket | £12.99 | 21 March 2019 7 Snuggled in straw Hello Animals, Board Books How Do You Sleep? Loes Botman

• A bright and sturdy board book introducing very young children to common animals and how they sleep • This simple concept is elevated by warm, detailed artwork from popular Dutch illustrator Loes Botman • A perfect pre-school read at bedtime – encourage them to curl up like a squirrel or make a nest like a mouse This beautiful board book introduces young children to a whole host of animals, including a squirrel and a fox, a hedgehog and a rabbit, and shows how they sleep. Simple words and concepts make this the perfect bedtime book to explore with young children. A warm and comforting board book

Brilliant board books from Loes Botman to explore before bedtime

Loes Botman is an illustrator in the Netherlands. She has been widely exhibited and runs workshops. She is also the illustrator of Hello Animals, What Makes You Special?, Hello Animals, Where Do You Live?, Hello Bugs, What Do You Do?, Hello Farm, How Do You Do?, and Hello Birds, What Do You Say?

From Dutch | Age 1-3 | 180 x 153 mm | colour illustrations | 12pp | 978-178250-551-8 | board book | £5.99 | 17 January 2019 9

Board Books Pip the Gnome and the Forest Feast Admar Kwant

• Latest in a series of popular board books starring Pip the gentle gnome • Pip finds special treats for his animal friends and they then find something for him • A dramatisation of caring and sharing for very young children • Soft pastel illustrations give a dreamlike quality to this simple but beautiful board book Pip the gnome gathers food for a feast with his friends: crunchy seeds for mouse, fresh dandelion leaves for rabbit, shiny acorns and hazelnuts for squirrel. But what will Pip eat? Pip’s friends return his kindness so he can join the feast too. Enjoy the feast, Pip! A gentle board book with simple words – perfect for sharing with little ones

Admar Kwant lives with her husband and two children in the Netherlands, by the edge of a lake. Her family life and love of nature inspire her drawing and painting. She is the author and illustrator of Pip the Gnome, Pip the Gnome and the Christmas Tree, and Pip the Gnome’s Bedtime: gentle board books More stories about for young children. Pip the Gnome

Age 1-3 | 180 x 153 mm | colour illustrations | 12pp | 978-178250-549-5 | board book | £6.99 | 17 January 2019 11

Introducing the Evie and the Picture Books Strawberry Patch Rescue series

Stefanie Dahle

• The first book in the new Evie the Strawberry Fairy series – join Evie and her friends on their magical adventures • Evie's creator Stefanie Dahle is much loved in her native Germany where her charming, fun-filled books have sold more than half a million copies • Young readers will learn about the natural world – how plants grow and how all living things are connected Evie is a determined, ingenious and bright little Strawberry Fairy who lives in an old teapot. When her strawberry patch is flooded, she needs to find somewhere for her strawberry plants to live. Can Evie's friends help her find the perfect new home for her berries? Learn to love the natural world with strawberry fairy Evie and her friends

Stefanie Dahle is a children’s author and illustrator. She is well known in her native Germany, where her books have sold over half a million copies. She lives in Lüneburg Heath in northern Germany.

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From German | Age 3-7 | 280 x 215 mm | colour illustrations | 24pp | 978-178250-560-0 | hardback | £10.99 | 21 February 2019 13 14 Elsa Beskow Beskow title,notavailableanywhere else. box setcontainsanexclusiveminieditionofa Scandinavia's mostfamousillustrators. Each Two charminggiftcollectionsfrom oneof 978-178250-381-1 |£25.00 Peter inBlueberryLandboxset 978-178250-380-4 |£25.00 Children oftheForest boxset Gift Collections Emily andDaisy (exclusive) Sun Egg Ollie's SkiTrip Around theYear Peter inBlueberryLand More ElsaBeskowgifts Princess Sylvie(exclusive) Woody, HazelandLittlePip Pelle's NewSuit The Flowers' Festival Children oftheForest mini books exclusive exclusive ncludes Includes Elsa Beskow Elsa Beskow Calendar 2020 illustrations by Elsa Beskow

• Nostalgic seasonal illustrations from the 'Beatrix Potter of Sweden' • Comes shrink-wrapped with a cardboard strengthener • Includes illustrations from Around the Year, The Sun Egg, Peter and Lotta's Adventure, Thumbelina, Peter's Old House, The Flowers' Festival, Emily and Daisy, Uncle Blue's Boat, Christopher's Garden, Children of the Forest, Princess Sylvie, Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender, and Ollie's Ski Trip (all published in English by Floris Books). This month-to-view calendar is beautifully illustrated with seasonal artwork from Elsa Beskow's books. The main British, American and Swedish public holidays are marked, and space is included for writing in appointments. A spacious month-to-view calendar Celebrate the seasons with Elsa Beskow featuring Elsa Beskow's seasonal artwork

Elsa Beskow (1874–1953) is the most popular children’s illustrator in Sweden, where her picture books have been known and loved for over a century.

305 x 305 mm | colour illustrations | 24pp | 978-178250-571-6 | wall calendar | £9.99 inc. VAT | 16 May 2019 15 Matt McFlack Spring and Summer Favourites and His

Picture Books Picture Flyaway Kite story by Kyra Robinov Illustrations by Christina Anderson

• A charming story about a toy with a mind of its own, written in rhyming verse 978-178250-471-9 978-178250-469-6 • Gentle illustrations give the story enough form but leave plenty board book | £5.99 board book | £6.99 to the child’s imagination • Matt spends all of his money on a kite – blue, yellow and white – but it has its own ideas about where it wants to go. Will they be reunited? A story about hope, loss and reunion

Kyra Robinov is a New York-based author who writes for adults and children. She studied at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU and the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Christina Anderson taught kindergarten at the Rudolf Steiner School in New York, and is an accomplished painter and illustrator.

978-178250-472-6 978-178250-521-1 978-178250-375-0 978-178250-515-0 hardback | £10.99 hardback | £12.99 paperback | £14.99 paperback | £9.99

978-178250-377-4 978-178250-244-9 978-178250-376-7 978-086315-828-5 17 hardback | £10.99 hardback | £14.99 paperback | £14.99 paperback | £14.99 What's New for Parents & Teachers?

Floris Books publishes a range of books for parents, teachers and carers, and we have the widest selection of Steiner-Waldorf education books in the UK. Read on for the perfect guide to making engagement and energy count in maths lessons, with our new addition to the Making Maths Meaningful series (p.19). And, seasonal nature activities for kindergarteners are brought together in a new edition of a Floris Books favourite (p.25). Parents can find practical advice for guiding 7-12 year olds through

Books for Parents & Teachers Books for Parents their primary school years in the latest book from renowned parenting consultant Lou Harvey-Zahra (p.27). 978-178250-507-5 hardback | £12.99 Recent highlights

978-178250-498-6 978-178250-496-2 978-178250-514-3 978-178250-529-7 paperback | £9.99 paperback | £12.99 paperback | £7.99 paperback | £12.99 18 Steiner-Waldorf Teacher Resources Fun with Maths Puzzles, Games and More A Resource Book for Steiner-Waldorf Teachers

Jamie York, Mick follari and randy evans

• Puzzles, games and activities designed to challenge students with new ways of applying core maths skills • Created by experienced maths teachers, with a focus on problem solving rather than solving problems • An inspirational and easy-to-use resource for Steiner-Waldorf teachers of Classes 4-12 – teachers will find activities to supplement all main maths topics from addition to algebra and logic puzzles Making Maths Meaningful • UK edition of the popular mathematics book previously only available in the USA Add interest and engagement to maths lessons Also in the Making Maths Meaningful series with this wide-ranging teaching resource

Jamie York is a Steiner-Waldorf maths teacher and consultant, and creator of the Making Maths Meaningful programme. He has taught maths at Shining Mountain Waldorf School in Boulder, Colorado for over twenty years and trains Waldorf high school maths teachers at the Centre for Anthroposophy in Wilton, New Hampshire.

Classes 4-12 | 195 x 178 mm | 112pp | 978-178250-568-6 | paperback | £9.99 | 16 May 2019 19 Two volumes available

Steiner-Waldorf Teacher Resources Teacher Steiner-Waldorf Pure Form Modeling A Phenomena-Based Technology's Rightful Place Increasing Intelligence by Physics: Sound, Light, Heat Selected Essays Exploring Universal Forms Volume 1 for Grade 6 and Douglas Gerwin Arthur Auer Volume 2 for Grade 7 and Patrice Maynard • An inspiring book for teachers about Manfred von Mackensen • A valuable collection looking at research into guiding their students in working with clay technology and its application in education • Two handy workbooks covering the • Packed with myriad ideas for lessons and basic principles of acoustics, optics, heat, • Questions how technology can and should projects – free from artistic pressure and electricity and magnetism be used in education and in children's lives full of fun and imagination more broadly • With detailed age-appropriate experiments for pupils aged 12-13 (Vol. 1) and 13-14 (Vol. 2) Douglas Gerwin is co-director of the Research Arthur Auer is head of the Waldorf education Institute for Waldorf Education in the USA. program at Antioch New England University. Manfred von Mackensen taught at the Waldorf Patrice Maynard is Director of Publications School in Kassel, Germany for over thirty years. and Development at the Research Institute for Waldorf Education. 254 x 178 mm | paperback | 120pp (Vol. 1) 216 x 138 mm | b/w illus. | 256pp 76pp (Vol 2.) | illus. | 978-194358-221-1 (Vol. 1) 280 x 216 mm | 212pp | 978-194358-296-9 978-194358-223-5 | paperback | £20.00 978-096239-786-8 (Vol. 2) | £12.99 | NXX paperback | £14.99 | NXX 20 20 NXX | Waldorf Publications | 09 May 2019 Waldorf Publications | 07 February 2019 Waldorf Publications | 07 February 2019 Beyond Ecophobia Steiner-Waldorf Teacher Resources Reclaiming the Heart in Nature Education David Sobel • Written by an experienced educator and specialist in place- based and environmental education • Full of resources, ideas, and age-appropriate activities related to landscape, social action and engaging with animals • Has helped over 20,000 teachers, parents, and others nurture the relationship between children and nature David Sobel teaches at Antioch University in New Hampshire, USA, and consults and speaks widely on place-based education. He is the author of several books on children and nature, including Place- Based Education: Connecting Classrooms and Communities. 215 x 138 mm | 72pp | 978-193571-304-3 | paperback Into the Field £9.99 | NXX | Orion | 07 February 2019 A Guide to Locally Focused Teaching Clare Walker Leslie, John Tallmadge More books on and tom wessels place-based education • Written by teachers with extensive experience of place-based education, who combine theoretical and practical approaches • Provides teachers with inspiring curriculum ideas to engage students in the natural and cultural history of their community Clare Walker Leslie is a wildlife artist, educator and author. John Tallmadge is a consultant on environmental education. Tom Wessels is Director of the Environmental Biology Program at Antioch New England Graduate School.

215 x 138 mm | 96pp | 978-091309-852-3 | paperback 21 £9.99 | NXX | Orion | 07 February 2019 Favourite books for Steiner-Waldorf teachers Steiner-Waldorf Education Steiner-Waldorf

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978-086315-878-0 978-178250-459-7 978-178250-430-6 978-178250-214-2 paperback | £20.00 paperback | £20.00 paperback | £20.00 paperback | £14.99 22 Steiner-Waldorf Education Education – Health for Life Education and Medicine Working Together for Healthy Development edited by Michaela Glöckler and Stefan Langhammer • A comprehensive and in-depth collection of key lectures from the Kolisko conferences • Topics include healthy timetabling and development of physiology to professional ethics and meditations for teachers Dr Michaela Glöckler is an anthroposophical paediatrician and an author on child health topics. Stefan Langhammer works in the Medical Section at the Kicking Away the Ladder Goetheanum, Switzerland. The Philosophical Roots of Waldorf Education 280 x 216 mm | 20 b/w illus. | 300pp | 978-1936849-47-5 Frederick Amrine paperback | £14.99 | NXX | WECAN | 07 February 2019 • Leads the reader from the seventeenth to the twentieth centuries, examining the ideas and historical circumstances behind Waldorf education • As Waldorf education approaches its 100th anniversary, this book provides a wonderful opportunity to understand the Waldorf philosophy Dr Frederick Amrine is Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan. 228 x 152 mm | 163pp | 978-194358-294-5 | paperback £17.99 | NXX | Waldorf Publications | 07 February 2019 23 Beginning For Kindergarten teachers Well Care For The Child From Birth to Age Three Pia Dögl, Elke Maria Rischke Early Years Education Early Years and uta strub • A valuable resource for parents and carers of children from birth to three years old 978-178250-200-5 978-178250-170-1 • Over 150 colour illustrations give clear instruction on all paperback | £14.99 spiral bound | £14.99 aspects of childcare Based on their years of experience founding and managing the Emmi-Pikler-Haus in Berlin, the authors here present their wisdom around caring for children from birth to three years old. The book offers clear instructions on all aspects of childcare, from nappies to the playroom to the dining table. Pia Dögl is a consultant in human development and the founder of beginningwell.org. Elke Maria Rischke worked as a Waldorf kindergarten teacher for over three decades. Uta Strub is a physiotherapist and lecturer on early childhood education. All three helped found the Emmi-Pikler-Haus for neglected children in Berlin, Germany.

Irmgard Kutsch and Brigitte Walden new • Fun activities for children come rain or shine, fully tried and tested edition by kindergarten teachers • A wonderful resource book for any Waldorf or Waldorf-inspired kindergarten, based on practical experience from the Children's Nature and Garden Centre in Germany • Includes valuable background reading and advice for teachers, such as how to create your own kindergarten garden • New combined edition of the beloved books Spring Nature Activities for Children and Summer Nature Activities for Children A perfect guide to exploring the outdoors Encourage children to engage with the seasons as they build bird boxes, with your kindergarten use plant dyes, make earthworm boxes, grow and cook fresh herbs, make Easter bowls and care for butterflies. As well as fun nature activities, Irmgard Kutsch trained as a vet before working with this book also includes details on large projects such as a herb spiral and children with special needs. She established the willow reading circle. Children's Nature and Garden Centre in Reichshof in 1994, where children and teachers can learn about nature and participate in workshops. Brigitte Walden worked as a teacher for fifteen years. She has been a carer for people with special needs, for nine years.

From German | 210 x 192mm | 300 colour illus. | 192pp | 978-178250-581-5 | hardback | £16.99 | 21 March 2019 25 26 Parenting & Child Health Sacramento Waldorf HighSchool. at RudolfSteinerCollegeinSacramento andhelpedfoundthe Programme Director oftheWaldorf HighSchoolEducation course Betty Staleyistheauthorandeditorofmanybooks.Shewas for anidentityapartfrom childhood. these wonderful,powerful,strange andprivatesoulswhoare looking book isacelebration ofpre-teens andoffers awiseunderstanding of of earlypubertyandontoaproductive lifeasayoungadult.This This bookwillguideparents tohelptheiryoungperson overthebridge 152 x228mm|256pp978-194358-293-8 |paperback £20.00 |NXXWaldorf Publications|07 February2019 • • Betty Staley through Fifteen-Year-Old Student The ImportantYears oftheTwelve Spark Tending the young adulthood journey through pubertyandinto to helpsupportyoungpeopleintheir teacher withdecadesofexperience Written byaWaldorf highschool Full ofinsightfulideasandexamples More booksforparents paperback |£8.99 978-178250-482-5 paperback |£14.99 978-178250-055-1 Lou Harvey- Also by Zahra paperback |£7.99 978-178250-514-3 paperback |£14.99 978-178250-213-5 Parenting & Child Health Growing Children, Thriving Children Raising 7 to 12 Year Olds With Confidence and Awareness

Lou Harvey-Zahra

• One of the few parenting books to tackle the primary school years (from 7 to 12 years old) • Experienced parenting coach and teacher Lou Harvey-Zahra offers practical tips and guidance to help parents through the challenges of the middle years, including: — Creative solutions for common discipline issues — Helpful routines for busy households and fun suggestions to strengthen family bonds An insightful and practical parenting guide to — Suggested responses to tricky childhood questions your child's primary school years — Sensitive advice to help children manage anger and anxiety No longer little children, but not yet teenagers, children in the primary Lou Harvey-Zahra has taught in a number of school years face big emotional, social, and physical changes. Inspired different kindergarten, primary, special needs by the Waldorf approach to child development, Harvey-Zahra explains and Steiner-Waldorf school settings. She runs the three major transitions, or ‘rubicons’, of middle childhood, offering conscious parenting workshops and is the author guidance to help parents best support their children. of Happy Child, Happy Home; Creative Discipline, Connected Family; and Through the Rainbow: A Waldorf Birthday Story for Children.

234 x 156 mm | 224pp | 978-178250-566-2 | paperback | £14.99 | 18 April 2019 27 Recent bestsellers Non-Fiction

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Welcome to the non-fiction section of our catalogue. Here, you will find our new edition of the perennial favourite Stargazers' Almanac for 2020 (p.30). Global Hive gives a fascinating perspective on sustainability through the lens of the bee crisis (p.33), while The Secrets of Bees presents a more traditional exploration of the life of honeybees (p.32). Also in this section, The Holy Year provides much-needed encouragement to reconnect with the rhythms of the year (p.35), and we explore the deeper significance of the Zodiac Gestures in Eurythmy (p.37). p.30

Highlights for this season

p.33 p.35 p.32 p.37 29 30 30 Crafts & ActivitiesAstronomy — Popularscience.co.uk astronomer.' 'A really valuable assettotheamateur — PopularAstronomy for alllevels ofskywatcher.' ‘Practical, nicetolookatandsuitable — SirPa ‘A very good,very useful Almanac.' trick Moore You mayalso beinterested inour other astronomy books

Astronomy Stargazers’ Almanac 2020 A Monthly Guide to the Stars and Planets

Bob Mizon

• Perfect for children and beginners • Designed specifically for naked-eye astronomy – no telescope required! • A perennially popular Christmas gift, which lasts the whole year Explore the night skies with this beautiful illustrated monthly guide to the stars and planets. This large-format almanac allows you to step outside A beautiful illustrated monthly guide to and track the planets, locate the Milky Way, recognise the constellations exploring the stars and planets of the zodiac and watch meteor showers. without a telescope Each monthly chart features two views of the night sky, looking north and south, and a visual guide to the phases of the Moon and the movements of Bob Mizon, MBE, is co-ordinator of the Campaign the planets. Bonus features include an overhead reference map of the sky, for Dark Skies. He was elected a Fellow of the a glossary of constellations, and advice on how to navigate the night sky. Royal Astronomical Society in 1985, and has been associated with the Wessex Astronomical Society Suitable for astronomy enthusiasts throughout the Northern Hemisphere’s in various offices for many years. Since 1996, temperate (non-tropical) latitudes. he has provided a full-time mobile planetarium service to south central England, and has taken the experience of the night sky to nearly 80,000 people, mostly schoolchildren.

306 x 426 mm | colour illustrations | 32pp | 978-178250-570-9 | paperback with gift envelope | £14.99 | 16 May 2019 31 The Secrets of Bees An Insider’s Guide to the Life of Honeybees

Michael Weiler

• A new edition of a classic book on the life of bees • Written by an expert beekeeper, with over twenty-five years'

Biodynamics & Organics experience, and a regular conference speaker • Combining poetic observations with scientific detail, uncover the incredible world of these remarkable insects in this insightful book Bees make honey; we all know that. But what happens between the bee buzzing around our garden and the sticky knife in the jar is a mystery to most of us. From exploring their life cycle and development to revealing their societies and behaviour, expert biodynamic beekeeper Michael Weiler vividly and affectionately describes the mysteries of these vital insects.

Uncover the incredible hidden world of these remarkable – and vital – insects

Michael Weiler has been a beekeeper for twenty- five years and runs courses and conferences on ecological beekeeping in Germany and the UK. David Heaf is a translator and biodynamic expert. He lives in Wales, UK. Further books – from beekeeping to biodynamics

32 From German: David Heaf | 216 x 138 mm | 60 b/w illustrations | 160pp | 978-178250-580-8 | paperback | £9.99 | 21 February 2019 Philosophy of the Natural World Global Hive What The Bee Crisis Teaches Us About Building a Sustainable World

Horst Kornberger

• A thought-provoking treatise which explores the lack of joined-up thinking in our society – through the lens of the bee crisis – a hot button ecological issue • Encourages us to think about how, through our own choices, we can build a more sustainable world One third of our global food supply is pollinated by bees, and yet bee colonies are collapsing worldwide. This compelling book surveys the modern bee crisis and its causes, encouraging readers to think about the interconnectedness of our natural world, and proposing ways to bring about global change. Ecology and philosophy collide in this compelling examination of the bee crisis

Horst Kornberger was born in Austria in 1959. He is a poet, artist, writer and lecturer. He has taught at the Rudolf Steiner College in California and now lives in Western Australia. He is the founder of the School of Integral Art where he pioneers More insights into creative, biographical and story writing. He is sustainability the author of The Power of Stories: Nurturing Children’s Imagination and Consciousness.

234 x 156 mm | 204pp | 978-178250-569-3 | paperback | £16.99 | 16 May 2019 33 Alchemy The Mystery of Substance from Genesis to Revelation

Hermann Beckh

• Beckh draws on his extensive knowledge of eastern religion, weaving Christian Spirituality it into Christian spirituality to present a unique overview of alchemy • Explores substance and matter from creation to the precious stones of the New Jerusalem • The first time Beckh's work has been translated into English The alchemical tradition of understanding and working with substances to perfect or purify them is given a new perspective in this fascinating history. In a great sweep from the primal matter of creation, to the precious stones of the New Jerusalem, Beckh explores the essence of substance.

A comprehensive overview of the fascinating history of alchemy

Hermann Beckh (1875-1937) was a professor of Oriental Studies at the University of Berlin. After hearing a lecture by Rudolf Steiner in 1911, he joined the Anthroposophical Society, and went Further books on to become one of the founding priests of on alchemy and The Christian Community. substance

34 From German: Hannes Kaiser, Alan Stott | 216 x 138 mm | 176pp | 978-178250-553-2 | paperback | £14.99 | 17 January 2019 The Holy Year Christian Spirituality Meditative Contemplations of Seasons and Festivals

Friedrich Rittelmeyer

• Includes meditations for all the seasons and festivals of the holy year • Helpful spiritual signposts can be used as devotions to deepen insight into the rhythms of the year and human life • Written by a master of Christian thought and founder of The Christian Community In our hurried, everyday lives, time of day and even seasons can blur together, leaving us distanced from the natural world and spiritual rhythms. This book is a visionary and practical collection of thoughts and meditations which can help us engage with the changing moods of the year.

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Friedrich Rittelmeyer (1872-1938) was a leading figure in the Lutheran Church, which he left in 1922 to found and lead The Christian Community.

From German: Margaret Mitchell, Alan Stott | 216 x 138 mm | 144pp | 978-178250-552-5 | paperback | £9.99 | 17 January 2019 35 36 PhilosophyHolistic of Human Health Life human souland spirit inrelation tothecosmos. experiences inansweringourquestions aboutthenature of the research, thisbookgoesontoconsidertherole ofdirect near-death Beginning withknowledgerecently acquired through scientific • • The Near-Death Experience 203 x127mm| 134pp |978-158420-932-4paperback work ofMichaelSabomandRudolf Steiner scientific research near-death experience,drawing onbothdirect experienceand An insightfulexploration ofthehumansoulinspired bythe Considers thebigquestionsoflife from theperspective of Cal £11.99 |NXXLindisfarne Books |07 February2019 vert Roszell edition new destiny, transformation, reincarnation, andkarma. explores thesecyclesanddiscussesquestionsoffreedom and marvellous, cosmic patterning – the cycles of our life. Bryant can discoverintheunfoldingofourbiography thetraces ofa much dowereally knowaboutourselves? Withalittlework,we Our biography isourmostprecious, intimatepossession,yethow • • The Veiled PulseofTime Arbor, Michigan, USA. Professor ofGerman atWashtenaw Community CollegeinAnn Calvert Roszellstudied Germanliterature inHeidelberg. Heis and adults. Africa, Europe andtheUnitedStatesasateacherofchildren has devotedhisprofessional lifetoWaldorf educationinSouth William Bryant,bornandraised intheWest CountryofEngland, 216 x140mm|262pp978-158420-929-4paperback reincarnation andtransformation and biographies, exploringissuesoffreedom anddestiny, to uncovercommonthemesinourlifestories Helps ustounderstand thecosmicpatternsinourownlives Explores seven-,twelve-andthirty-yearcyclesinhumanlives £16.99 |NXXLindisfarneBooks07 February2019 William Bryant An Introduction toBiographical CyclesandDestiny Zodiac Gestures in Holistic Health Eurythmy Biodynamics Werner Barfod

• Explores the significance and deeper meaning of the zodiac gestures in eurythmy • Draws a parallel between meditative exercises and eurythmy practice • For teachers and practitioners who want to deepen their art and personal spiritual insight The zodiac, as representative of the whole cosmos, is a vital part of human spirituality, acting as the backdrop to human life. But it can be hard to fathom the zodiac’s secrets, even through meditation. By incorporating zodiac gestures into their art, as indicated by Rudolf Steiner, Barfod explains how eurythmists can draw on a deep connection between the earth and the cosmos. A fascinating exploration of the deep links between the zodiac and eurythmy

Werner Barfod was Director of the Eurythmy Academy and the Netherlands Eurythmy Ensemble, and led the Goetheanum's Performing Arts section.