Botany

by Charles Kovacs

Overview

Charles Kovacs characterizes different plants, from fungi, algae and lichens, to the lily and rose families. He describes the parts of each plant and their growth cycle.

It is recommended for Steiner-Waldorf curriculum Classes 5 and 6 (age 10-12).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780863155376
Publisher:	Floris Books
Publication date:	01/15/2006
Series:	Waldorf Education Resources
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	671,903
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Charles Kovacs was born in Austria. He left his native country in 1938 at the time of the Anschluss and joined the British Army in East Africa. After the War, he settled in Britain, and in 1956 he took over a class at the Rudolf Steiner School in Edinburgh, where he remained a class teacher until his retirement in 1976. He died in 2001. His extensive lesson notes have been a useful and inspiring resource material for many teachers. He is the author of Parsifal and the Search for the Grail (2002), The Age of Revolution (2003), Ancient Greece (2004), The Age of Discovery (2004) and Ancient Rome (2005).

Editorial Reviews

'I always find Charles Kovacs' books such a joy to read; they are so informative... I recommend this book to both teachers and parents as a sensitive and thoughtfully presented introduction to botany for children.'
– Rosemary Usselman, New View

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