Modern Books Spring 2019 Catalogue

modern books modern books An imprint of Elwin Street Productions

January-June 2019

contents LIVE HAPPY 17th January 02

The mindful kitchen 25th April 14

14th February 04

BOYS WITH PLANTS

forest Adventures 9th May 16

SCIENCE: 50 IDEAS IN 500 WORDS 28th February 06

16th May 18

Together we stand 7th March 08 AGENTS OF CHANGE

MONTESSORI: LIFE SKILLS

MONTESSORI: WORDS & NUMBERS 16th May 20

28th March 09

FIBONACCI'S RABBITS

the drinking garden 4th April 10

Birds: Mini Colouring Book

keto vegan 11th April 12

backlist

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animals: Mini Colouring Book 6th June 25

• Wabi Sabi • In Other Words • De/Cipher 26 • Lemons are a Girl’s Best Friend • Pretty as a Peach • How to Train Your Cactus

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• Change Your Life One Day at a Time • Hot Yoga • Calligraphy Style 28 • The Story of Mathematics • Literary Wonderlands • Literary Landscapes

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• Broth to Bowl • Sourdough • Calm Belly Cookbook • La Mère Brazier

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• Energy Bites • Cooking With Turmeric • Cooking With Kale • Cooking With Seaweed

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• The Akaline Cure • The Alkaline Cookbook • Alkaline Juices & Smoothies 32 • Modern Art Adventures • 3D Art Adventures • Fine Art Adventures

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100 simple ways to fill your life with joy

LIVE HAPPY

Ilona Boniwell and Bridget Grenville-Cleave

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LIVE HAPPY

RRP: £9.99 ISBN: 978-1-911130-93-2 Hardback PLC

100 Simple Ways to Fill Your Life With Joy

178 x 140mm, 128 pages Four-colour illustrations

Part self-help book, part psychology primer, Live Happy features 100 pieces of advice on taking positive steps to increase your happiness level.

Published to counter the effects of the 'saddest day of the year' Blue Monday (21st January 2019), this distillation of the latest research into happiness is a guide to the actual strategies most likely to make you happy. Written by two positive psychologists, Live Happy offers advice based on research for medical and psychological studies.

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FINDING YOUR FLOW

EXERCISE REGULARLY

‘Flow’ occurs when you’re so fully absorbed in what you’re doing that you don’t notice what’s going on around you. You often lose track of time, and afterwards you feel great. Athletes call it ‘being in the zone’.

All health professionals agree that doing some form of exercise on a regular basis is essential for keeping the mind as well as the body fit and healthy.

Flow is a tried and tested pathway to achieving greater happiness, through controlling your inner experience or consciousness. In order to be able to get into a flow state with your favourite activity, the levels of challenge and skill need to be in equilibrium. What works for you may be different to what works for others. But the more you get into flow, the happier you’ll feel!

There is mounting evidence that exercise can mitigate against psychological as well as physical illness. In one study, participants diagnosed with depression were randomly assigned to medication, exercise, or a combination. Ten months later recurrence rates for the medication-only group were 38 per cent, for the combination group 31 per cent and for the exercise-only group 9 per cent. The message here is that physical exercise is an absolute must for not only your physical health but also your mental

How to improve your chances of finding flow?

• Make sure the activity has clear goals.

• Concentrate on what you’re doing.

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EXERCISE HAPPY!

Choose an activity in which you get direct feedback about what you are doing well or not so well so that you can change what you do as needed.

• Make sure that the activity is pitched at the right level of challenge (neither too easy nor too difficult).

• If it’s too hard, find a way to boost your skill level.

• Features useful, practical and proven pieces of advice to help you live more happily, and improve your lifestyle one step at a time

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• Written by leading experts on positive psychology, both academics with vast experience of applying their work to business and social enterprise settings • Psychological and scientific studies presented in an accessible, fun way

SPEND TIME GARDENING

BE POSITIVE

If you’re a green thumb yourself you won’t be surprised to hear that, according to research, regular gardening helps keep you physically healthy, specifically reducing heart disease and cholesterol levels, improving diabetes care, manual dexterity and coordination skills.

Possibly because plants require active nurturing in order to grow, studies also show that gardening greatly benefits your mental health, decreasing stress and depression and increasing self-esteem, resulting in a significant improvement in positive emotion and psychological wellbeing. So whether you’ve got a window box, a handful of containers, a small yard or an acre of prime soil at your fingertips, get your rubber clogs on and go out there and get gardening!

Research has shown that psychological wellbeing is not merely the absence of negative emotions; it requires positive emotions too. Thus if you have the misfortune to suffer from a mental illness, removing or ‘curing’ it (the aim of traditional psychology) does not necessarily mean that you will then flourish and thrive. Instead, positive psychology interventions have been shown in empirical studies to improve psychological wellbeing, actually increasing one’s level of happiness.

Authors

Dr Ilona Boniwell heads the MSc in Applied Positive Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University.

Bridget Grenville-Cleave is a management consultant specialising in the use of positive psychology to improve business performance.

How to improve your mental wellbeing

• Start every day with meditation.

• Physical exercise • Write a gratitude diary.

• Keep a house plant.

• Have a good laugh at least once a day.

• Smile at and/or say hello to a stranger at least once a day.

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boys with plants

RRP: £9.99 ISBN: 978-1-911130-65-9 Hardback PLC

50 Boys and the Plants They Love

184 x 159mm, 112 pages Four-colour photography

Are you a fan of the Monstera plant? Beautiful photography? Or a man who loves to garden? Then this is the book for you. Based on the phenomenally successful Instagram account of the same name, Boys with Plants showcases 50 plants and the greenfingered boys who care for them.

Alexander @alexander.hoyle Alexander Hoyle, 24, British London, UK A gardener at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London for the past four years, Alexander confesses to a dispropo�ionate affection for the English country garden; its wonde�ul balance of structure and exuberance is the reason he’s never moved abroad. He loves to travel to different countries in search of botanical beauty. His gardening career blossomed early at the age of 13, when he replied to an ad for a garden boy in his home village in the Cotswolds.

Alexander says: “Always consider the size and use-value of the space

The book begins with a section on selecting, growing and styling plants before introducing the boys, who range from knowledgeable plant enthusiasts to professional plant stylists, gardeners, florists and horticulturalists.

available; think about light and aspect and choose plants that will thrive in those specific conditions.”

I like to have something in flower every week of the year, which takes careful planning.

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• Curated by the creator of the popular Instagram account of the same name, this is a stylishly designed, fun gift book profiling lush plants and the men who look after them

Aaron @_moose_____ Aaron Warnecke, 28, American Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA To investment banker Aaron, size does count—he thinks the bigger the

• Top tips for all plant lovers looking to brighten their home with greenery

plant, the better! Aaron has turned his warehouse apartment into an urban jungle, filling the space with big leafy plants like Monstera deliciosa and fiddle-leaf figs. He’s lucky enough to be able to control the levels of light in his home, making his plants easier to care for.

Aaron says: “Adding plants to your home creates an environment of

stillness and peace. I like to be surrounded by plants as I conduct my yoga practice, it really makes it magical.”

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Scott Cain is a graphic designer and bona fide plant geek based in Perth, Western Australia. He is the creator and curator of the Instagram account, @boyswithplants, which began in October 2016 and now has over 85,000 followers.

‘Leaf’ humans and plants better than you found them.

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50 ideas in 500 words

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Follow the achievemen the brightest and best minds and the ingenui advanced our knowled civilization. Then be su major achievements of where a theory, a law o simple formula has pro whole of humanity.

From classical thinkers astronomical minds, fro astounding medical ad cutting-edge computin Little Book of Big Ideas distils the overwhelmin scientific discovery into presentation of the gre and the most importan

Publication date: 28-Feb-19

science

RRP: £9.99 ISBN: 978-1-911130-76-5 Hardback with jacket

50 Ideas in 500 Words

190 x 133 mm, 128 pages Two-colour illustrations

Jeremy Stangroom is a philosopher and social

theorist with a PhD from the London School of

Economics. In 1997 he launched the Philosophers’

Magazine, one of the most widely read philosophy periodicals in the world. Jeremy is the author of

Einstein’s Riddle, Is Your Neighbour A Zombie and Would You Eat Your Cat amongst many others.

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He has featured on BBC Television, BBC National

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Introducing the 50 most influential scientists who have shaped our world, Science: 50 Ideas in 500 Words explores groundbreaking scientific advances, each in less than 500 words. Presented unexamined life not worth living.

“Theisfigures, chronologically, everyone from classical ” such as Galilei and Galen, to contemporary scientists, such as Stephen Hawking, are showcased. Also featured are the stories behind the scientists' fields of expertise, including astronomy, physics, chemistry, biological systems, and genetics and microbiology.

Philosophy combines history with contemporary, culture and revealed here are 50 of the greatest minds to affect life liberty in the modern world together with 10 of the crucial philosophical concepts that have helped shape our existence.

From classical thinkers to cutting-edge postmodern theorists, spanning subjects such as the arts, education, behaviour and sociology, all

Radio, BBC World Service, CBS, the Guardian,

Education, and the Arts and Letters Daily. He now publishes a new journal, Think, on behalf of The Royal Institute of Philosophy.

Fifty iconic concepts across two thousand years of Philosophical thought are carefully considered, each explained in under 500 words. In addition, the world’s greatest minds, including Aristotle, Marx and Foucault, are vividly brought to life, showcasing their most significant contributions and famous works.

• An authoritative guide to the world's 50 greatest scientific ideas and the minds behind them, presented in 500 word entries

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PHILOSOPHY 50 IDEAS IN 500 WORDS

those that have exerted, or continue to exert, the greatest influence on our lives.

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PSYCHOLOGY 50 IDEAS IN 500 WORDS

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• Fully illustrated throughout, featuring fifty indepth key developments in the history of science • Science is the companion title to Philosophy and Psychology, also in the 50 Ideas in 500 Words series Author

Dr Peter Moore is a prolific author and an internationally acclaimed speaker, trainer and coach. He is Chairman of the Medical Journalists’ Association and winner of numerous awards for his journalism, including the MJA Tony Thistlethwaite Award for his book, Blood and Justice.

Peter is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and has an Honorary Senior Lectureship at University College London.

ISBN: 978-1-911130-75-8

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The Father of Genetics

Gregor Mendel Although their lifespans overlapped, Gregor Mendel and Charles Darwin never met. But while Darwin was developing a theory of evolution, Mendel found statistical proof that plants and animals pass physical characteristics from one generation to the next.

From the simple observation of livestock and crops, people knew that the offspring of plants or animals showed mixtures of their parents’ physical characteristics.

In his first paper, Experiments in Plant Hybridization, published in 1866, Mendel wrote that he wanted to discover a ‘generally applicable law of the formation and development of hybrids’.

He described how he had carefully bred a type of pea, Pisum sativum. The plant was cheap and came in many strains that when bred in isolation produced identical offspring, but gave more complex results when mixed to produce hybrids.

Crossing a plant that produced smooth peas with another that produced wrinkled peas, gave offspring that all had smooth peas. When these second-generation offspring were interbred, some of the new plants produced smooth, and some wrinkled peas.

Intriguingly the ratio was almost perfectly three plants with smooth peas for every one with wrinkled peas.

He then looked at the way different colours were passed from one generation to the next and found that the same rule applied, and noted that inheritance of the colour of both the plant’s flowers and its peas occurred independently of pea shape.

Mendel studied with incredible diligence, cultivating some 28,000 pea plants to generate data for just two scientific papers. But it took genius to make sense of the results. Mendel realised that such phenomena could only occur if three things were happening in the

Born: 1822, Heinzendorf, Austria Education: University of Vienna Major achievement: Realised that each physical characteristic was inherited separately Died: 1884, Brünn, Austrian Empire [Now Brno, Czech Republic]

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process of reproduction: first, characteristics must be carried from one generation to another by means of some physical ‘element’ – we now call this element a ‘gene’. Secondly, each characteristic must be recorded in the cells on a pair of these elements. Thirdly, Mendel concluded that some of the characteristics were dominant over others.

When Mendel died he was certain that he had made an important discovery and disappointed that no one seemed to care. Recognition only came in 1900 when three other scientists, Dutchman Hugo de Vries (1848–1935), German Carl Correns (1864–1933) and Austrian Erik Tschermak (1871–1962), read Mendel’s work. They had each unknowingly repeated his work and discovered similar rules – but Mendel had got there first.

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Publication date: 7-March-19

Together we stand

RRP: £12.99 ISBN: 978-1-912827-10-7 Hardback PLC

Celebrating 150 Years of the Women's Movement

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Celebrating 150 Years of Women's Movement

The perfect introduction to feminism, Together We Stand looks at how far women have come, celebrating both collective and individual achievements. Organised into feminist waves, the story of the women's movement is told through A Timeline of key dates and graphically represented statistics, Modern Feminism events, quotes and short biographies.

TOGETHER WE STAND

“The success if every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up.” Serena Williams

Fawcett Society

TOGETHER WE STAND Celebrating 150 Years of the Women's Movement

• Content accessible and fun for young women and men who feel they don’t know enough about this very debated issue Contributors

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In conjunction with The Fawcett Society – the UK’s leading charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights – and a prominent women’s rights person.

Illustrator Rebecca Strickson is a UK-based women's rights activist with a degree in Fine Art and History of Art from Goldsmiths University. Her clients include brands such as Sony, Columbia Records, Agent Provocateur.

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Publication date: 7th March 2019

We are agents of change 200 Years of Inspirational Speeches by Women

Publication date: 28-March-19 RRP: £20.00 ISBN: 978-1-911130-73-4 Hardback PLC 243 x 171 mm, 208 pages Two-colour with photographs

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The power of a speech to define a moment, bring about change or unite a nation is understood. Yet too often when we think about great speeches, we think about men. In We Are Agents of Change, women’s voices are front and foremost, showing us all that when they speak, the world listens.

From Malala Yousafzai to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Michelle Obama to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, this powerful collection brings together 50 great speeches from the last 200 years. Each speech is inspirational, its impact undeniable.

• International breadth and scope, including women from India, Pakistan, the United States of America, France and more.

• Beautifully illustrated, the speeches are chronologically ordered and include information on date, location and impact.

• Essential reading for women the world over, as well as anyone interested in the power of great oration to change the world with words.

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the drinking garden

RRP: £12.99 ISBN: 978-1-911130-64-2

Over 70 Botanical Cocktails and Mocktails Made From the Finest Fruits and Herbal Infusions

The Drinking Garden brings together over 70 delicious recipes for botanical drinks based on fresh fruits, garden herbs and exotic spices. Organized according to main ingredient, the recipes are nonalcoholic but have variations for adding alcohol for those who decide to imbibe but want to be as healthy as they can while doing so. All recipes include superfood ingredients, from açai berry and avocado to papaya and pomegranate.

• Features drinks suitable for all occasions – from summer barbecues to formal events

Hardback PLC 222 x 165 mm, 160 pages Four-colour photography

PIÑA COL ADA

INGREDIENTS

1 small pineapple Juice from 1 lime 3¼ ounces milk 1¾ ounces cream of coconut 1 pineapple shell for garnish

The Piña Colada has been poured, shaken, muddled, and blended by bartenders the world

over; opt for the blended version as this drink is all about the pineapple. The lime simply

emphasizes the flavor profile.

This drink leads the way in over-the-top

garnishes and over-embellished presentation.

Here, we use the pineapple shell to serve the drink, carving a small hole for the straw. The garnish becomes the glass!

METHOD

Cut off and set aside the leafy top of the

pineapple; this top will become our “lid.” Scoop out the flesh of the pineapple. (There are special corers you can buy but a stout knife works well.)

Blend the flesh along with milk, cream of

coconut, lime juice, and a scoop of ice. Pour

into the hollowed-out pineapple shell. Make a hole in the lid wide enough to feed a straw

through it. Place the lid on top of the shell.

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• Contains over 70 nutrient-packed cocktail recipes • Tailored recommendations allow recipes to be adapted easily from non-alcoholic to alcoholic, making it perfect for parties where both abstainers and drinkers attend

Author

David Hurst is a drinks professional and founder of Cocktailmaker Ltd (www.cocktailmaker.co.uk). He also excels in alcohol-free refreshment, having created 200 non-alcoholic cocktails to represent every country for the 2012 Olympics and spearheaded the UK government’s Dry January initiative.

FRUITS OF THE FOREST

INGREDIENTS

10 fresh blackberries 10 fresh raspberries 1 tablespoon blackberry cordial 1 tablespoon raspberry cordial 2½ ounces cranberry juice 1 ounce still water Juice of 1 lime Club soda 1 blackberry and 1 raspberry for garnish

For many of us, childhood memories entail picking blackberries and raspberries and making jams, jellies, or pies with them. Reminisce and relive those days with this fresh and fruity berry delight. Both berries are rich in vitamins C and K and omega-3, and help to give this drink a healthy kick.

METHOD

Muddle the berries in the base of a cocktail shaker. Add the cordials, cranberry juice, water, lime juice, and a generous handful of ice. Shake well. Strain into a highball glass half full of ice.

Top with club soda. Float the raspberry and blackberry on the top of the drink.

ADD A SHOT

Pimm’s No. 1 liqueur would be a lovely addition here.

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Keto vegan

RRP: £14.99 ISBN: 978-1-912827-09-1

The Essential Plant-based Low-carb High-fat Diet for Vegans

This breakthrough diet and eating plan shows you how easy it is to eat a low-carb, high-fat, plant-based diet. Readers can learn how to recharge both body and mind and improve their health by introducing regular ketogenic days and weekends.

In Keto Vegan, committed vegan Ruediger Dahlke presents his plan for a longer, healthier life, sharing his delicious and easy recipes which have been developed in partnership with nutritionist Dorothea Neumayr and vegan chef Georg Heinrich. All the recipes are vegan and gluten-free, harnessing the positive effects of a plant-based diet.

Hardback PLC 216 x 159 mm, 160 pages Four-colour photography

Fennel Salad with Pistachios

INGREDIENTS Serves 2

2 fennel bulbs 1/2 bunch fresh mint 1 spring onion 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil Salt and ground pepper ½ head of lettuce or Romaine lettuce 50 g green pistachios 1 tsp organic lemon zest 1 tbsp white balsamic vinegar

1 . Clean and wash the fennel bulbs, remove stalks and stems. Slice the fennel into wafer-thin slices, finely chop the fennel greens. Wash and dab the mint dry. Clean the spring onion, wash and cut into fine rings.

2 . Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan and sauté the spring onions. Add the fennel slices and cook until tender at medium heat while stirring, then season with salt and pepper.

3 . Wash and dry the lettuce. Cut the leaves into fine strips and place in a bowl. Garnish the salad with half of the mint, the stewed fennel and the fennel greens.

4 . Chop the pistachios and remaining mint roughly. Finely grind half of the pistachios, mint and lemon zest in the mortar. Mix with the remaining oil, vinegar, salt and pepper to a dressing.

5 . Drizzle the dressing over the salad, mix well, season the salad again and sprinkle with the remaining pistachios before serving.

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Chickpea stew with poppy seeds and plums

• Includes a structured plan, as well as cooking tricks and information about alternative ingredients

Recipe by Georg Heinrich

INGREDIENTS Serves 2

200g dried chickpeas (or 400 g can chickpeas) salt 1 tsp cumin 1 onion = 1 small bell pepper (red or yellow) 100g plums (or 75g prunes) 50g organic coconut oil 2 tsp poppy seeds 60 g cashews 300 ml vegetable stock 1 bunch of coriander leaves

• Over 50 delicious and healthy recipes which adapt the breakthrough keto diet for a vegan lifestyle • Fully illustrated with recipe photography throughout

1 . Soak the dried chickpeas overnight in cold water, if using, with a pinch of salt and the lightly crushed cumin.

2 . The next day peel the onion and cut into thin slices. Wash and clean the plums and pepper. Core the pepper, pit the plums, and cut both into bite-size pieces. Drain the chickpeas.

3 . Heat the coconut oil in an oven-proof pot, add the poppy seed and onion and sauté. Once the onion is glassy, add the pepper pieces, chickpeas and cashews. Sweat again, add the vegetable stock and cook the vegetables for 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 160°C. 4 . Stir in the plums and place the pot in the oven to cook for 15–20 minutes. Wash the coriander leaves and chop roughly.

5 . Remove the stew from the oven, sprinkle with the coriander and serve in the pan.

Author

Ruediger Dahlke, MD, has worked as a doctor, seminar leader, author and trainer for almost 40 years. As the author of numerous books on nutrition and wellbeing, he has established a holistic approach to psychosomatic medicine.

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Publication date: 25-April-19

the mindful kitchen

RRP: £20.00 ISBN: 978-1-911130-31-4

The Zen of Japanese Vegetarian Cooking

Hardback PLC 241 x 190 mm, 192 pages Four-colour photography

Step inside Lesley Downer’s mindful kitchen where a healthy and happy mind, body and spirit is always on the menu. Lesley Downer is a high-profile author on Japan, a renowned cook and a lifelong vegetarian, who has combined her knowledge of Japanese cuisine and Zen Buddhism into this beautiful new cookbook.

Lesley’s kitchen incorporates a Zen philosophy to the preparation of food; respect for nature and a reconnection to our heritage. The Mindful Kitchen contains over 75 delicious recipes, both vegan and vegetarian, inspired by the ideals of reducing waste, respecting nature and tradition and being mindful in the way we cook and eat.

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Hands planting rice – Recall the old days, Rubbing ferns Basho

TEUCHI SOBA Homemade soba noodles Most Japanese women leave soba making to the soba maker, but it is not difficult to make your own. Buckwheat flour is low in gluten and needs to be mixed with strong wheat flour, traditionally in the proportions 4 parts buckwheat flour to 1 part wheat flour; you may find it

• Unique book by a well-known author tapping into the current trend for mindfulness • Perfect for vegans and vegetarians with recipes accessible for a Western audience

easier to increase the proportion of wheat flour up to half to make a more manageable dough.

The dough should be vigorously kneaded to activate the gluten and left to rest, preferably for several hours.

Makes 1 kg noodles 450 g buckwheat flour 115 g strong white flour 1 tsp salt 1 egg, beaten (optional) 240–360 ml warm water

Combine the flours and salt in a large mixing bowl; make a well in the centre and pour in the egg, if using, and 240 ml warm water. Gradually draw the liquid ingredients into the dry, adding enough of the remaining water to make a stiff dough. Knead vigorously until the dough is smooth and pliable – earlobe consistency. Cover with a damp cloth and leave in a warm place for at least 2 hours to rest.

Dust a tabletop or large board with buckwheat flour and roll out the dough into a large, even rectangle, about 5 mm thick; alternatively, cut the dough in half and roll out 2 smaller rectangles. Dust the dough evenly with buckwheat flour. Fold the dough in half; then fold each half back on itself so that the dough is quartered lengthways. With a sharp knife, slice across the folds into thin strips about 5 mm wide. Japanese cooks slide a chopstick into the centre fold, lift the noodles and shake

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Lesley Downer is the author of many definitive books on Japanese culture, including the bestselling Geisha: The Secret History of a Vanishing World. Her cookery titles include Step-by-Step Japanese Cooking, and A Taste of Japan. She lived in Japan for over 15 years and now lives in London.

them out. If this is difficult, simply shake the noodles gently to separate them.

Home-made noodles are cooked in the same way as dried noodles. The noodles are best eaten immediately, but will keep for up to 2 days in the fridge.

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stirring to stop them from sticking. Over a high heat, bring the water back to the boil and then, when it starts to rise and foam, pour in a cupful of cold water to cool the outside of the noodles to the same temperature as the inside, so that they cook evenly. Repeat this process 2 or 3 times, so that the noodles cook for 4–5 minutes in all (the exact cooking time depends on the noodles). Taste and check that they are al dente, then drain. Reserve the cooking water, which can be used in the noodle broth or for soup. Rinse in a bowlful of cold water under a running tap, rubbing the noodles to get rid of the starch. Just before serving, put the noodles in a strainer and immerse them in boiling water for a few seconds to reheat.

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Forest adventures

RRP: £10.99 ISBN: 978-1-906761-92-9 Paperback with flaps

Over 80 Ideas to Reconnect with Nature All Year Round

222 x 203 mm, 128 pages Four-colour photography and illustrations

Forest Adventures will prepare kids of all ages for antics and escapades all year round, with over 80 fun and educational activities to occupy kids outdoors.

Through activities which compliment the increasinglypopular Forest School philosophy, this guide enables kids to connect with nature throughout the seasons.

Activities featured incorporate the outdoors whatever the weather, from growing a sunflower and exploring rock pools, to building a campfire and making toffee apples for a winter picnic.

• Packed full of ideas for year-round outdoor games and skill-building adventures, all with detailed step-by-step instructions • Fully illustrated throughout and including full colour photography

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PREDICTING THE WEATHER

MAKING A WEATHER VANE

If you’re planning an outdoors event like a picnic, or you’ve gone adventuring some distance from home, predicting the weather can be a very useful skill to have to avoid getting very wet.

And it’s also a good way to impress your fellow travelers.

Another good method of predicting the weather is to know which way the wind is blowing, using a weather vane. Keep a log of the wind direction on rainy days and fine days and see if you can work out a pattern. If you know it always rains when the wind is in the southwest, you’ll know what to expect the next time the wind blows from that direction.

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CLOUD READING There are four main types of clouds and they are grouped

while covering the entire sky. Expect rain in the next few

depending on how high or low they float in the sky.

hours if you see these.

make a triangle and a rectangle.

3

Cut slits at each end of your piece of

securely in the ground in a windy spot

wood, and glue the plywood shapes

and use a compass to tell which

frozen and do not indicate bad weather.

into the slits to make a wooden arrow.

direction the arrow is pointing – that’s

2

where the wind is coming from!

★★

A hammer and a 7.5 cm (3 in) nail A saw (ask an adult for help to use this) A 30 cm (12 in) piece of wood

center of your arrow. Turn the nail

Scrap pieces of plywood

a few times until the hole loosens so

17

5 minutes

TIME NEEDED

Hammer the nail through the

the arrow can spin freely.

Wood glue

The last type of cloud is the vertical cloud, which can reach from ground level up to several kilometers high. These are the cumulus clouds, sometimes known as thunderheads. They are white, puffy, and massive, and, as their name indicates, they forecast thunder, lightning, and heavy rain or hail. If you Clouds floating in the middle of the sky – two to five

see these rolling in, then watch out: a storm’s brewing.

kilometres (6,500 to 16,500 feet) high – are known as alto clouds. They look like large patchy sheets that cover big parts of the sky. Seeing these on a warm day usually indicates thunderstorms later.

The lowest-floating clouds are stratus clouds. They can reach as high as two kilometres (6,500 feet), but can drop all the way to the surface of the planet and are fog. While they don’t always forecast rain, some of the types in this family do. Nimbostratus clouds, for example, look gray and fluffy

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EXPLORING & DISCOVERING

EXPLORING & DISCOVERING

BUILDING A TREEHOUSE Building a treehouse is always a great adventure. Once you’ve finished, it’ll make a great lookout, fort or base camp. Fit it out with pulleys, climbing ropes and telescopes and you can spend hours exploring without even moving.

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Claire Gillman is the author of over twenty non-fiction books for adults as well as several children's books, some under the pen name of Rory Storm. She also runs writing workshops. She lives on the edge of the West Pennine Moors with her family and pet dog and combines the huge pleasure of writing with an outdoor lifestyle.

Cut two pieces of plywood to

The highest floating clouds – five kilometres (16,500 feet) or higher – are in the cirrus family. Cirrus clouds are wispy and

SKILL LEVEL

★★

TIME NEEDED

1 day

YOU WILL NEED Start by cutting 45 centimetre

between the branches where you think

(18-inch) long pieces from your

it will be most sturdy.

length of wood to make a basic ladder

Authors

EXPLORING & DISCOVERING

up the trunk of the tree. Pick the exact spot you want to build in and work out how many rungs you’ll need on your ladder to climb up to it.

2

Once the pieces have been cut, use at least two nails set side-by-

Rope

nail where the plywood touches

Sturdy length of wood and thick plywood base

6

Cut several more 45 centimetre-

them and lower the plywood back down.

long pieces of wood and nail

them to the tree at the spots you’ve marked to act as blocks for your

the tree. Space them about 60

platform.

the trunk to the base of the branches where the platform of the treehouse will be secured.

3

7

How you access the platform will

tree. Most of the time, the ladder will come up right under the best

place by having two people on

the ground pass it up to two people blocks.

8

Next, make railings by nailing up more lengths of plywood

branches for building on. That’s fine.

between the branches or by tying up

You’ll just have to cut a hole in your

pieces of rope to surround your

floor to climb through. If you keep

platform.

the piece of wood you cut out, you can use it to make a trap door.

4

Next, haul the sheet of plywood into the tree and position it

9

A saw (you will need an adult’s help to use this) A ladder Galvanized nails

TOP TIP Lift the plywood carefully into

in the tree. Nail the plywood to the depend on the shape of your

A hammer

Mark the tree limbs with a pencil or

side in each piece to nail the rungs to centimetres (2 feet) apart, leading up

A suitable tree (see below)

5

From here you can add a trapdoor, extra ladder steps

leading to higher branches, and

Choose a sturdy tree with a minimum of three branches that spread out equal distances from one side of the trunk. They should be at least 20 centimetres (8 inches) thick to support the

weight of you and a few friends.

Don’t build as high as you can: a

treehouse platform acts like a sail when it’s windy and it can sway

around a lot. Better to aim for between 3 and 4.5 metres (10 and 15 feet) off the ground. That’ll feel quite high enough when there’s a strong breeze!

miniature seats or platforms.

Sam Martin is the author of How to Mow the Lawn and How to Keep House and previously was senior editor at This Old House and Mother Earth News magazines. He lives in Austin, Texas with his two sons, Ford and Wren.

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MONTESSORI Life Skills

MONTESSORI Life Skills

over 70

essential life skills and creative activities for your junior genius

Maja Pitamic

Maja Pitamic

Publication date: 16th May 2019 18

montessori: life skills Over 70 Essential Life Skills and Creative Activities For Your Junior Genius

Montessori: Life Skills is a fun-filled practical activity book full of inspiration to help parents guide their children as they develop a greater understanding of the world around them. The activities in this book equip young children with essential life skills, with the help and support of their loved ones.

Exercises are based on sound early-learning principles and are focused for children aged two and up.

Activities cover life skills from basic coordination, getting dressed and brushing teeth, to development of the senses through exploring texture, temperature and sound, all with plenty of fun and adventure.

• From a well-known Montessori teacher with over 20 years’ experience teaching children of all ages

ISBN: 978-1-912827-04-6 Paperback with flaps 210 x 152 mm, 176 pages Four-colour photography and illustrations

1 SENSORY WALK

1

Lay a straight path with your chosen

2

Demonstrate to your child how you

items, each of which should have a different texture.

would like her to walk the path, with

Everyone enjoys the sensation of walking on grass with bare feet and for young children this pleasure is doubled because they

arms out to help her balance.

have a heightened sense of touch. In this next activity a sensory

3

Let your child have a go.

trail of different textures is laid out for your child to explore

4

She will need your support at first, so

Let your child repeat the path walk as many times as she wishes.

begin by holding each hand. When she

and develop their sense of touch. It also has the advantage of

is more confident with this activity, let

developing balancing skills.

her try a few steps by herself, but be close by in case you need to steady her again.

5

You will need

˚ ˚ ˚ ˚ ˚ ˚ ˚

Walking over the cushions will be the trickiest part so a steadying hand from you will be required for this.

Large indoor or outdoor space Variety of surfaces with different textures, e.g.: 4 cushions of any size (if possible, choose cushions with different fabrics)

Also try

Carpet samples (from your local carpet shop)

After your child has

Small rug

mastered the path, change

Doormat (make sure it’s not

the order of the surfaces and

rough)

introduce some new ones.

Large sheet of bubble wrap

Progress from a straight path to a wavy one.

14 Developing the Senses

Developing the Senses 15

9

• Based on the world-famous Montessori teaching philosophy • Includes activities for all the developmental stages of your child, from age two upwards

Publication date: 16-May-19 RRP: £12.99

COMPARE TEXTURES

1

Arrange the pieces of fabric in a row in

3

Feel the fabrics until you find a smooth

4

Take off the eye mask and put it in the

front of the basket. Say to your child,

fabric, say “smooth” and place it to the

“I am going to feel which fabrics are

right side. Continue until all the fabrics

rough and which are smooth, but to

Playing with fabrics teaches your child to sort, grade and match. The

I am going to cover my eyes.” Put on

sandpaper activities need to be completed before attempting this, because

the eye mask.

your child will need to have learnt the terms rough, smooth, roughest and smoothest. This activity uses an eye mask, to encourage your child to sort the fabric by “feel”. You will need to read all the steps before you start!

You will need

˚ ˚ ˚

6 pieces of fabric

Choosing fabrics

have been sorted into two piles of

make sure I only use my fingers to feel,

2

rough and smooth.

basket. Mix up the fabric pieces, then

Feel across the row and select a rough

invite your child to try the activity. You

piece of fabric. Feel the fabric, holding

might need to help her put on the eye

it between the thumb and second

mask. (Some children can be nervous

and third fingers, and make a rubbing

about putting on an eye mask; if so, ask

action. Feel it again and say “rough”.

her to close her eyes instead.)

Place it to the left side of the table.

Choose contrasting fabrics, such as silk, satin, cotton, cord, velvet, wool and hessian.

4 x 4 in (10 x 10 cm) Container for the fabrics Eye mask or scarf

If you ask your child a question, be sure to give her clues or pointers to help her answer rather than volunteering the answer. Give her plenty of time to think about it.

Author

Maja Pitamic is the author of Mindful Mama, Happy Baby and I Can Do It, which has sold over 100,000 copies, as well as the co-author of I Can Make Music, Modern Art Adventures, and Fine Art Adventures. She holds degrees in Art History and Montessori Teacher Training.

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Developing the Senses 29

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MONTESSORI Words and numbers

zles

from a ge 3 and u s p

MONTESSORI

Words and Numbers

over 70

fun language and number activities for your junior genius

Maja Pitamic

Maja Pitamic

Publication date: 16th May 2019 20

Publication date: 16-May-19

montessori: words & numbers

RRP: £12.99 ISBN: 978-1-91282-70-53 Paperback with flaps 210 x 152 mm, 176 pages

Over 70 Fun Language and Number Activities For Your Junior Genius Montessori: Words and Numbers is a practical activity book to support parents as they introduce their children to essential language and numeracy skills.

The activities combine play and Montessori teaching to equip young children with the tools to read, write and learn maths, instilling a love of words and numbers.

The activities featured cover language development, reading, counting and basic mathematical concepts, as well as fostering independence. Activities are described step-by-step, alongside worksheets complimenting each exercise, and suggestions for future adaptations as your child grows in confidence.

• Activities include: making up stories with props, reading using word and picture cards, learning the phonic alphabet through play and understanding shapes through tangram puzzles • Suitable for all the developmental stages of your child, from age three upwards

Four-colour photography and illustrations

5 ALPHABET HUNT

1

Show the objects to your child.

2

Check with your child that he is clear as to what the objects are.

This is another version of hide and seek, only it is done with objects. Each object should have the same initial letter sound, so that your child becomes

3

more familiar with the alphabet and the way the letters sound.

4 5

7

the objects, you could increase the number of objects to be found.

Ask him to cover his eyes while you

When this game has been mastered,

hide the objects.

and as your child becomes more

Tell him when you are ready and then

familiar with letters, instead of finding objects that all begin with the same letter, try going through

If he is having difficulty finding one of

the whole alphabet. Ask your child

the objects, you might need to give

to find an object that begins with

him a clue.

the letter ’a’, then the letter ‘b’, and

The game is over when all the objects have been found.

8

Once your child is confident finding

objects.

ask him to find the objects.

6

Also try

Tell him that you are going to hide the

Recap the objects and the letter that

so on. Don’t go through the whole alphabet at once; try four letters one day, and perhaps the next four letters the following day.

they start with.

You will need

˚

If you are playing this with more

4 medium-to-small

than one child, ensure that there

objects, each with

is one object for each child. Ask

the same initial letter

each child which object they

sound e.g. carrot,

would like to look for. Once they

comb and clip

have found their object they could help another child if needed.

24 Language Development

Language Development 25

21 MAKING A DIARY Creating a diary is a very good way for children to understand the

1

On the first page, write “My Diary”. If your child is old enough, ask him to

idea of sequence. You could save this activity until you are on holiday,

write it himself. Write the day, and the

or simply record the events of a normal week.

date at the top of each page to make a full week.

2

Each day, help your child to gather and collect items that he could put in his diary. For example, postcards, shells,

MONDAY

leaves, feathers, flowers, wrappers,

You will need

˚ ˚ ˚ ˚ ˚ ˚

A4 sketch pad or scrap boo

tickets and photographs.

3

Encourage your child to put the item in the diary on the day it happens or else

Glue

he may forget which day he collected

Pair of scissors

each item. For items like shells or feathers, put them in small clear bags

Colouring pencils

and stick or staple them in. If there was

Adhesive tape

a day when nothing was collected, your

Small clear bags

child could draw a picture of what he did that day.

4

Older children should be encouraged to write a sentence or two underneath each item or picture to describe it.

When the diary is complete, review it

Author

Maja Pitamic is the author of Mindful Mama, Happy Baby and I Can Do It, which has sold over 100,000 copies, was well as the co-author of I Can Make Music, Modern Art Adventures, and Fine Art Adventures. She holds degrees in Art History and Montessori Teacher Training.

with your child, going through each day to see if he can remember what happened. This is not a test for your child, so give him time to look at the pictures or items before he comments.

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Language Development 59

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Introduction

6

FEELING THEIR WAY: 20,000 b.c.e.— 300 b.c.e.

8

c. 20,000 BCE What is on the Ishango Bone?

– Ancient Central Africans c. 3400 BCE How did counting begin?– Egyptians c. 2700 BCE How were the pyramids aligned exactly N, S, E, and W? – Egyptians c. 2000 BCE Why are there 60 minutes in an hour? – Babylonians c. 1650 BCE Can the circle be squared? – Ahmes c. 530 BCE What is proof? – Pythagorus c. 400 BCE How many infinities are there? – Zeno of Elea c. 300 BCE How many prime numbers are there? – Euclid

2

TACKLING SPECIFIC PROBLEMS: 260 — 300 b.c.e.

260 BCE How does an orange fit inside a can? – Archimedes c. 250 BCE How big is the pie? – Archimedes 240 BCE How do you find the primes? – Eratosthenes 206 BCE How do rods help you calculate? – Ancient Chinese, Zhou Dynasty c. 100 BCE Can Achilles catch the tortoise? – Zeno of Elea 250 How old is the author? – Diophantus c. 300 What is nothing? – India 628 What is this nothing for? – Brahmagupta

3

THE PUZZLERS: 799 – 1665 799 How do you cross the river? – Alcuin 820 Can you do sums without nubers? – Al-Kwarizmi 1202 How many rabbits? – Fibonacci 1572 Can numbers be imaginary? – Bombelli 1614 How do adders multiply? – Napier 1637 Did he really have a proof? – Fermat 1654 What are your chances? – Pascal 1665 Can you calculate speed in tiny steps? – Newton

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GRAND DESIGNS 1687 – 1796 1687 Are there rules about moving? – Newton 1693 When should you die? – Halley 1736 Can you do a circuit? – Euler 1742 Are all even numbers primordial? – Goldbach 1761 Can pi be a fraction? – Lambert 1775 How big is the mountain? – Hutton 1786 Can you show that as a picture? – Playfair 1796 Please may I have a heptadecagon?

HANDLING EXPERIMENTS: 1800 – 1880 1800 Can you calculate pi with a matchstick? – Buffon 1805 What curve is the best fit? – Legendre 1828 What is the miller’s theorem? – Green 1847 What is the nature of thought? – Boole 1832 Are all equations solvable? – Galois 1858 What strip only has one surface? – Mobius 1874 Are there more real numbers than whole numbers?

– Cantor 1878 How many colours do you need for a map? – Cayley 1880 How old is the earth? – Ussher, Buffon and Kelvin

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ALL IN THE MIND: 1900 – 1994

1900 Can you do this one? – Hilbert c. 1918 What was the dull taxi number? – Ramanjuan 1928 What’s the best way to win? – von Neumann 1931 Is it complete? – Gödel 1936 Can ou decide what it is? – Turing 1963 How did a butterfly do that? – Lorenz 1974 What do darts and kites cover? – Escher & Penrose 1998 Could you confuse a fake hand with your own?

– Costantini & Haggard 1994 But did Fermat have a proof? – Wiles

Index Glossary Acknowledgments and sources

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106 110 113 116 119 122 125 128 131

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