The handbook of forgotten skills / written by Elaine Batiste and Natalie Crowley ; illustrated by Chris Duriez.

By:

Batiste, Elaine

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Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Magic Cat Publishing, 2023.Description: 101 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:

9781419767760 (hardcover)

Other title:

Forgotten skills

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DDC classification:

790.1 23

Contents:

Tie knots -- Tie fishing knots -- Write a thank-you note -- Build a campfire -- Bake a pie -- Use a compass -- Make a bird feeder -- Wrap a gift with brown paper and string -- Sew with buttons -- Grow tomatoes -- Fix a flat bicycle tire -- Make refrigerator pickles -- Make lemonade -- Sew by hand -- Grow and dry herbs -- Mend a sock -- Make natural dyes -- Skip stones -- Perform a coin trick -- Learn to quilt -- Make a paper airplane -- Cook an omelet and other eggs -- Explore photography -- Finding forgotten skills -- More to explore.

Summary: "Turn the clock back to a simpler time. Cold lemonade in summer, evenings by a campfire, a warm blanket in winter. Fully-illustrated chapters feature the history and story behind more than thirty skills, including: How to skip stones, how to wrap a package with brown paper and string, and how to grow your own tomatoes"-- Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
J Non-Fiction 700-799	West Grey Durham Branch Shelves	Non-fiction	J 790.1 BAT (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	10/09/2024	33321003236636

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"Timeless fun for a new generation"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Turn the clock back to a simpler time. Cold lemonade in summer, evenings by a campfire, a warm blanket in winter. Fully-illustrated chapters feature the history and story behind more than thirty skills, including: How to skip stones, how to wrap a package with brown paper and string, and how to grow your own tomatoes"-- Provided by publisher.

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