Ivy Press: 78 books

Perfect for inquisitive cosmic kids aged 8-12, this succinct, entertaining look at what really happens in space takes a rapid-fire approach, offering 30 key topics, each one explained in neat 30-second soundbites and supported by 3-second flash summaries and cool, cartoon-style artwork. 3-minute active...

Eyes with more than 6,000 separate lenses; bodies so hairy that they attract pollen by static; the ability to communicate by dancing... bee stats are endlessly engrossing. And the bee is as important to the production of human food as any machine; without the bees to pollinate them, most of our crops...

An enlightening guide to how families can develop awareness in everyday life. Clea Danaan reveals how sharing meditative practices and activities with children promotes calm, and the balance to thrive in a frantic modern world.

Happiness and How it Happens reveals how happiness is a state of being we all want and can have, because happiness is our true nature! Suryacitta aka The Happy Buddha explores what happiness actually is and how we all can achieve it through the transformational practice of mindfulness meditation.

Born under a bad sign? Of course you were, we all were. In this case Leo the Lion, the zodiac’s divalicious power freak. (Check out your riders). Everyone knows their bright starry self, but the Darkside Zodiac reveals what you are like on the bad days. Not that you’d give a damn, Leo; whatever...

For thousands of years, flags have been used to identify countries and cultures, people and places. Today, the flags of the world can still provide a key to discovering the national identity and history of each and every country in the international community. Presented in a neat directory format, this book offers nearly 300 flags, each alongside the story of its provenance and design.

These days words and letters appear on all kinds of homeware, from cushions to blinds, and from doorstops to napkins – and they’re made using all kinds of fabrics and techniques, too. Sewing with Letters takes the trend and runs with it, offering 20 projects in a variety of lettering styles, from...

Mindfulness for Black Dogs & Blue Days is an enlightening insight into depression – an experience that will affect one in five of us at some point in our lives. Richard Gilpin shares his ongoing journey with his ‘black dog’ – shedding light on this often misunderstood subject – and explores...

When Sherlock Holmes wrestled Professor Moriarty on the Reichenbach Falls, he was employing a system of self-defence that was popular in Victorian Britain - the little known art of Bartitsu. Learn how to defend yourself against an attacker using Bartitsu - with an overcoat, cane, or umbrella or even just your bare hands - accompanied by historic documents and illustrated instructions.

The Art of Mindful Gardening explores the activity of gardening as an exercise for both body and mind. Ark Redwood, head gardener at Chalice Well, one of Britain’s most sacred gardens, guides you through the changing seasons, expanding your knowledge of how to be conscious of the living and providing...

It’s an urban jungle out there, and if it’s not the survival of the fittest, it’s certainly the survival of the most practical. But how’s a boy or girl supposed to learn life’s essential practicalities in these days of hustle, bustle, and laid-back parenting? How to Avoid a Lightning...

In the West, the story of Ancient China is less familiar to us than that of Ancient Egypt or Rome, but it is no less absorbing, and its rollcall of achievements is easily as impressive. 30-Second Ancient China unlocks the secrets of its Bronze Age glories and offers summaries of everything from the...

Mindfulness is a lifelong exercise and the older we get the more appreciative we can become of the practice. Galileo & the Art of Ageing Mindfully reveals how the father of modern science introduced a new era in our mindful understanding of ourselves and our place in the universe. Adam Ford turns...

Mindfulness & the Natural World explores what it means to connect with nature and how we can learn from nature to be more mindful in everyday life. Claire Thompson takes us on an engaging journey into the natural world and encourages us to experience its beauty and intrinsic value through the...