Floris Books imprint: 61 books
by Wolfgang Held
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
One sun, two parents, three meals a day, four seasons, five fingers … every child soon discovers that lots of things in life have an inherent number attached to them. Just as five individual fingers become something much more important and powerful when combined together in a hand, these numbers...
Vaccination
A Guide for Making Personal Choices
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
While many parents are happy to follow official recommendations about vaccination, others avoid any vaccination for their children. This little guide will help parents come to their own informed decision based on clear information. It explains the different danger levels of various diseases, which...
The Secrets of Bees
An Insider's Guide to the Life of Honeybees
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2019
Bees make honey; we all know that. But what happens between the bee buzzing around our backyard, and the sticky knife in the jar, is a mystery to most of us. How many bee-hours does it take to make just one jar of honey? What do the honeybees' waggling dances really mean? Why do bees swarm? What is...
Dyslexia
Learning Disorder or Creative Gift?
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
Dyslexia has long been known as a learning difficulty that primarily affects literacy skills. Increasingly, however, researchers and professionals working with dyslexia suggest that it is less a disorder than a sign of specially gifted people. People with dyslexia often have a highly developed imagination...
Why Children Don't Listen
A Guide for Parents and Teachers
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2014
What can you do when a child just won't listen? How we speak to each other is at the very heart of human relationships. Children are often much better than adults at reading between the lines and deciphering the messages we send through body language and tone of voice. This is an invaluable handbook...
Quiet Heart
Putting Stress in Its Place
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2015
This book describes a highly effective approach to stress management and personal development. Using heart-based exercises that help manage and transform extreme emotions, it is possible to deal with many forms of stress, anxiety and depression, without resorting to drugs or psychotherapy. The benefits...
by Robin Jackson
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2016
Community care is a concept which has shaped government policy, provision and practice for people with an intellectual disability for four decades. Standing in contrast to institutional care, which held sway for much of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, community care is often presented in simplistic...
Helping Children Form Healthy Attachments
Building the Foundation for Strong Lifelong Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
Safety, feeling at home, trust, self-confidence, creativity, and comfort in exploring the world, are things all children should have. From an early age, children form attachments that become the foundation of their future relationships. Strong bonds wi
Why Is Easter a Movable Feast?
The Spiritual and Astronomical Significance of the Changing Date of Easter
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2017
The date of Easter is different every year. Not only does the date change because Easter is always on a Sunday, but also because it's always the date of the first full moon after the spring equinox. That means it can be anytime between March 22 and April
First Steps to Seeing
A Path Towards Living Attentively
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
In the twenty-first century we are confronted with a rapidly changing world full of social, economic and environmental uncertainties. We are all inherently connected to this changing world and in order to create the best possible conditions for life to thrive, we must each develop an inner capacity...
Managing Screen Time
Raising Balanced Children in the Digital Age
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2016
Screens and digital devices are everywhere in our modern world and it's becoming increasingly common for even very young children to regularly use tablets and smart phones. Many parents struggle to know what's best for their children. This book offers a comprehensive overview of the pros and cons,...
by Karin Neuschütz
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Many parents find it hard to know which toys are appropriate for children at different ages, and what kinds of play to initiate and encourage. What can parents do to best help children develop, and foster their skills? Karin Neuschütz, an experienced educator and parent, addresses these questions...
Thinking Outside the Brain Box
Why Humans Are Not Biological Computers
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2017
Is it our brain that produces consciousness? Many people, including most scientists, hold such a belief, founded on a conception of the world that is purely materialistic. This worldview sees the brain as some kind of biological computer.
However, modern research shows that our experiences -- especially...
The King of Ireland's Son
An Irish Folk Tale
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
The King of Ireland's Son sets out to find the Enchanter of the Black Back-Lands and meets the Enchanter's daughter, Fedelma. His adventures lead him to the Land of the Mist, the Town of the Red Castle, and the worlds of Gilly of the Goatskin, the Hags of the Long Teeth, Princess Flame-of-Wine, and...