Here is a valuable overview of world history, from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, including the French, American and Industrial revolutions.

Kovacs chooses pertinent stories to create a rich tapestry that shows the development of humankind, from medieval times--when every person had a fixed place in the social hierarchy--to the awakening of individuality in modern times.

In the Waldorf curriculum, this period of history is usually taught in class 8 (ages 13-14).

Charles Kovacs describes various plants, from fungi, algae, and lichens to the lilly and rose families. He demonstrates the parts of each plant and their growth cycles.

This invaluable teaching aid is recommended for the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum, classes 5-6 (ages 10-12).

The rhythms of the Earth can be seen, for example, in the daily cycle of day and night and in the yearly seasonal changes. Rudolf Steiner spoke of how Christian festivals such as Easter, Pentecost (or Whitsun), and Christmas fit not into only these patterns, but also into the macrocosmic rhythms of the cosmos and into the microcosmic human rhythms.

In this concise, readable volume, Charles Kovacs explores the structure of our calendar year and considers in detail the background to the various Christian festivals, including less popular St. John's Tide and Michaelmas.

The...

The Human Being and the Animal World is a resource book for teaching about animals in comparison to human beings. It is recommended for Waldorf school classes 4 and 5 (ages 9 to 11).

Charles Kovacs taught in Edinburgh, which gave a strong Scottish flavor to the animals discussed in the first half of the book, which include seals, red deer, and eagles. In the later chapters, Kovacs covers elephants, horses, and bears.

The meaning of some of the world's great myths and legends springs to life in this collection of stories, retold here for children. Through the epic adventures of colorful characters--from kings and beggars to gods and demons--the reader may glimpse the ancient wisdom of early humankind.

Spanning the centuries from Atlantis to the civilizations of India, Persia, Babylonia, and Egypt, the author portrays human development, from primitive hunters to builders of magnificent cities and the great pyramids. Buddha, Krishna, Rama, Zarathustra, Gilgamesh, Isis, and Osiris are just a few of the...