Review
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'it is the most practical lessons this book can teach a young
outdoors enthusiast (how to build shelters and sun clocks) that
make The Stick Book something special'
When I leafed through the book, I was so enthralled that I
immediately planned a den-building party and picnic for my
daughter's tenth birthday.
This book, which offers over 70 interesting things to make or do
with a stick, will open up a world of creativity: from fashioning
a plain staff to wild weaving or making stick and paper lanterns.
Simplicity and a deep satisfaction go together, as where two
sticks and a piece of string achieve the sophisticated job of
measuring the earth. There are loads of photographs to add
inspiration.
Fed up with your children's demands for the latest electronic
gadgets? Why not give them a stick instead?
Delights in this most universal of playthings… I have been
removing sharpened sticks from under beds all half term.
A book bursting with the most brilliant ideas - you will never
have reluctant country-walkers again.
These ideas will help the whole family get more hands-on with
nature.
A guide to the ultimate free toys for children...Packed with
ideas to suit the most adventurous and boisterous youngsters and
those who'd rather take their time creating things to take home.
This book, which offers over 70 interesting things to make or do
with a stick, will open up a world of creativity: from fashioning
a plain staff to wild weaving or making stick and paper lanterns.
Simplicity and a deep satisfaction go together, as where two
sticks and a piece of string achieve the sophisticated job of
measuring the earth. There are loads of photographs to add
inspiration.
Explores the almost limitless potential for play offered by
sticks. It is an attractively packaged book of 70 activities for
children in a handy format for stuffing into a rucksack or coat
pocket. The book teems with colour photographs and the text is
easy to follow.
Truly more ideas than you can shake a stick at!
Will open up a world of creativity: from fashioning a plain staff
to wild weaving or making a stick and paper lanterns. Simplicity
abd a deep satisfaction go together as when two sticks and a
piece of string achieve the sophisticated job of measuring the
circumference of the Earth.
What are you waiting for? Go outdoors, grab a stick, have The
Stick Book handy, fire up your imagination and off you go. This
is an amazingly different book bursting with ideas, a unique
guide to fun and games, grab yourself one now!
Musical instruments, dens and bush craft are all within one's
grasp, with a stick! (So is poking an eye out so do be careful.)
This book offers masses of suggestions for things to do with a
stick, in the way of adventures and bush craft, creative and
imaginative play, games and more.
A book jam-packed full of ideas of sticky stuff!...a great
resource for practitioners.
This book might just get you out of one of those, 'Mammy I'm
bored' situations.
Ideal for entertaining all ages.
This is an excellent addition to the authors' other books on
outdoor play.
A great book to encourage outdoor play and exploration at very
little cost!
When I leafed through the book, I was so enthralled that I
immediately planned a den-building party and picnic for my
daughter's tenth birthday.
'it is the most practical lessons this book can teach a young
outdoors enthusiast (how to build shelters and sun clocks) that
make The Stick Book something special'
About the Author
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Fiona Danks did a degree in Ecology at Edinburgh University
followed by a PGCE in Rural and Environmental Science at Bath
College of Higher Education. She worked in environmental
education for a number of years, first for the Shropshire
Wildlife Trust and then for the Berkshire Buckinghamshire and
Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, organizing training for teachers and
taking groups of children out to nature reserves and other wild
sites. She then went on to write books about the Chiltern Hills
and the Cotswold Hills while working part-time running activities
in a pre-school nursery. She currently runs the Trust for
Oxfordshire's Environment, a non-profit making company providing
grants for a wide range of community and environmental projects
across Oxfordshire. Fiona lives in Watlington in Oxfordshire.
Through their website www.goingwild.net Jo and Fiona provide more
ideas for outdoor activities and an rtunity for debate on the
importance of real world adventures for all young people. For
more information on how to encourage children to go outdoors,
visit Fiona and Jo's website click here
Jo Schofield gained a degree in psychology from Exeter University
and began her career working for an educational psychologist in
London. After getting involved in the production of a film, she
went on to work in the creative department of a TV advertising
agency where she began taking still photographs. This led on to
her becoming a commercial photographer in Australia and then
London. She worked mainly for national editorial magazines such
as Country Living. When her children were small she worked in
Watlington Primary School and the Dragon school in Oxford,
applying her creative knowledge to the classroom with children
aged 6-9 years. More recently she has been focusing on writing
and photographing for a series of books with co-author Fiona
Danks. Jo lives near Watlington in Oxfordshire. Through their
website www.goingwild.net Jo and Fiona provide more ideas for
outdoor activities and an rtunity for debate on the
importance of real world adventures for all young people.
For more information on how to encourage children to go outdoors,
visit Jo and Fiona's website click here
