Botany
Published on 30. April 2020
112 pages
978-1-78250-695-9 (ISBN)
Description
A wonderful introduction to botany for children which is written in Charles Kovacs's warm and expressive style.
Readers will explore what characterises different plants -- from fungi, algae and lichens, to the lily and rose families -- and learn about the parts of each plant and their growth cycle.
This is a fascinating and engaging resource for teachers and home schoolers which is used in the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum for 10-12 year olds.
Readers will explore what characterises different plants -- from fungi, algae and lichens, to the lily and rose families -- and learn about the parts of each plant and their growth cycle.
This is a fascinating and engaging resource for teachers and home schoolers which is used in the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum for 10-12 year olds.
Reviews / Votes
'I always find Charles Kovacs' books such a joy to read; they are so information and never fail to demonstrate a new way of looking at things. 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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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78250-695-9 (9781782506959)
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Person
Charles Kovacs (1907-2001) was born in Austria. He left his native country in 1938 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. His extensive lesson notes have been a useful and inspiring resource material for many teachers and are available as books from Floris Books.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Foreword
- Botany in Class Five
- The Families of Plants
- 1. The Plant Between Sun and Earth
- 2. The Dandelion
- 3. Fungi
- 4. Algae
- 5. Lichens
- 6. Moss
- 7. Ferns
- 8. Conifers
- 9. Trees and the Earth
- 10. Flowering Plants
- 11. Lower and Higher Flowering Plants
- 12. The Blossom
- 13. Pollen
- 14. Flowers and Butterflies
- 15. Caterpillars and Butterflies
- 16. The Tulip
- 17. Seeds and Cotyledons
- 18. The Rose
- 19. The Rose Family
- 20. The Cabbage
- 21. The Nettle
- The Plants We Use
- 22. The Oak
- 23. The Birch
- 24. The Palm Tree
- 25. Tea, Sugar and Coffee
- 26. Grass and Cereals
- 27. Leaves and Blossoms
- 28. Bees
- 29. The Beehive
- 30. The Spirit of the Bee
- Copyright
- Other Waldorf Education Resources by Charles Kovacs
