Chapters from Ancient History
For those interested in the dawning and journey of Western Civilization, and for those teaching fifth grade or tenth grade in a Waldorf school, this is a rich collection of insights into those cultures that birthed our contemporary culture, language, and artistic sensibilities. From Ancient India, through Persia, Babylon, Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the glory of Greece, the descriptions of each civilization’s rise and decline are full of pictures and biographies that illuminate the times in colorful examples and poetic samplings.
This is a “must have” for teachers and could be used as a reader for students thirteen and older. Dorothy Harrer’s understanding of the imaginative capacities of children combines with skillful story telling to carry the reader to lands far away and long ago. She links the ancient wisdom, spirituality, literature and illustrious people to our current times. The insights that arise from this are invaluable.
About the Author
Dorothy Harrer was one of the key teachers at the Rudolf Steiner School in New York City in the middle of the last century. Her husband, William Harrer, was also a leader in the school for many years. Together they founded Camp Glenbrook in New Hampshire, their country farm-turned camp still used today by teachers and their classes and for summer camp for children used by the Waldorf School of Garden City and some from the Rudolf Steiner School in New York City. Other books by Mrs. Harrer include Chapters from Ancient History, An English Manual for the Elementary School, Math Lessons for Elementary Grades, and Nature Ways in Story and Verse.
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