Books by Simon Mitchell

Following on from 'Lost in the Woods - The Adventure of Arthur' this illustrated, 8,500 word story is for a slightly older age group of nine to thirteen year olds. In 'EarthKeeper - The Second Adventure of Arthur' the boy is selected for a magical task by the Giant Oak. In a walled garden out of time and out of place, he is to find and grow the plants he chooses, preserving them from accident and devastation. The 'Arthur Series' of stories comes from a deep green place in the middle of the woods. The stories defy convention and seek to build a respect, knowledge and interaction with nature for young people.

The ghost has been trapped in the Valley of the River Fowey in Cornwall for two thousand years. It makes contact with a local teacher called Andrew, who tells the story of his brief life as a healer. The ghost has a quest - the ancient Dragon Energy Line connecting the living matrix of earth energy is broken - and Andrew must mend it. Energy Vampirism is a very real and increasing phenomenon in the Western World. As humans become more displaced from contact with nature, they are losing the ability to generate wholesome energy from its source. As a result - more and more people are left with stealing essential energy from each other as a method of survival. This unique novel offers you defense from Energy Vampires and presents you with an exploration of earth energy.

If you want to grow real food and enjoy the contact with nature that this gives, a greenhouse is essential given the weather in the colder Northern climate. This fifty-five page book charts a journey into making my own perfect greenhouse / growdome. There are instructions on how to to make three domes in this book - along with their 'models' - including the two-frequency, hemispherical icosahedron shown on the cover. There are eighty-five black & white photos and illustrations showing the 'how to'. The DIY Geodesic Growdome has full instructions on how to make one for yourself for the price of a single, supermarket shop (about £150 sterling at time of construction). Before long you will be bringing home-grown, fresh and healthy food straight into your house all year round.

Widespread changes are challenging our economy, society and environment. As the pace speeds up - creativity is the single most important human factor that helps us adapt. 'Create' helps you develop your capacity for creative thought and take advantage. It gives you resources. This book answers basic questions about creativity: what is it? where does it come from? why do we need it? how can it be stimulated? 'Create' presents you with thirty exercises to stimulate your capacity for creative thought and action.