Floris publish books in two main areas: non-fiction for adults, and books for children. Within our non-fiction list, we focus on quality books which look at the world a little differently. Our books cover all aspects of holistic and alternative living, including Steiner-Waldorf education, biodynamics and organics, holistic health, philosophy of the natural world, mind body spirit, parenting and child health, philosophy of human life and religion & spirituality.
We're also the largest children's book publisher in Scotland. We publish board and picture books for 0-7 year olds, including international stories in translation and nostalgic classics from illustrators such as Elsa Beskow, as well as the Picture Kelpies range of Scottish picture books; story books and anthologies for 6-10 year olds; and the Kelpies, a much-loved range of Scottish children's fiction for 1-15 year olds. We also publish a wide range of craft and activity books suitable for children and adults of all ages.
Neil, Clara and Lewis are spending their Easter break with a friend in Glenmorven, near Aberdeen, unaware that as stone giants rise from the mountains and Prince Kalman throws in his lot with the most unexpected companions, the very existence of their magical friends is at stake. Can Firestar, the heart of all magic, battle the enemy from within, ......
When Yann the injured centaur clip clops into Helen's life she decides to help him even though she's not exactly a vet. But that's just the beginning Helen's first aid kit comes in very handy when she meets Yann's friends -- a gang of fabled beasts with a habit of getting into trouble. Together they must solve riddles, fight fauns and defeat the ......
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 to respond and adapt to life in new, creative and ......
Richard Moore's collection of seasonal plays are suitable for Classes One to Five and feature original songs. They include two Christmas plays, an Easter play, a St John's festival play and a Michaelmas play, as well as 'Gilly of the Goatskin and the Churl of the Townland of Mischance'.Throughout, Richard Moore's insights in the nature of the ......
ISBN-13: 9781900169189
(Paperback)
Publisher: FLORIS BOOKS Imprint: STEINER WALDORF SCHOOL FELLOW
Orphan Tom has been sent to live in the Scottish Borders with an uncle and aunt he's never met. But a remote sheep farm in Scotland is a different world from his home in London. Tom is lonely and struggles to fit in with strange new people and their odd ways, until his uncle gives him a sheep dog puppy called Flash. ......
Water is not only fundamental to life but is essential for the cycles and changes in nature. John Wilkes argues as well that water is the universal bearer of whatever character we put into it. For this reason the way we treat water is of crucial importance to our health, and to the well-being of our planet.
Is organic and biodynamic food worth the higher price consumers often pay? Which aspects of us are nourished by the food we eat? How can different methods of growing and cooking food best preserve the life energies in our food? In recent years there has been a growing awareness of the quality of the food we eat, allied to a mistrust of many ......
A comprehensive textbook for doctors undertaking courses in anthroposophical medicine. Includes over 50 tables and diagrams. Dr Guus van der Bie is an anthroposophical GP in Holland. Previously a university teacher, he works part-time with 'Goethean Science' at the Louis Bolk Instituut, teaching and writing for doctors and students. Dr ......
Key Points · Eurythmy is the art of body movement as initiated by philosopher Rudolf Steiner. A form of dance, eurythmy is described as `speech and music made visible' and can be used therapeutically · This book is a comprehensive handbook of curative eurythmy In 1921, Rudolf Steiner gave a series of lectures on curative eurythmy. Over ......
