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Synopsis
1966. Revised and Enlarged Edition. 398 pages. Illustrated dust jacket over green cloth covered boards with gilt. Contains black and white photographic plates. Dust jacket has been laminated. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Previous owner's inscription to half title page. Front free end paper removed. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Mild crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean. Unclipped jacket has light edge-wear with tears and creasing.
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Maria Montessori (1870-1952) Italian physician and educationist, born in Rome, the first woman to receive a medical degree (1894), founded a school for children with learning disabilites (1899-1901), and developed a system of education for children of three to six based on spontaneity of expression and freedom from restraint. The system was later worked out for older children, and applied in Montessori schools throughout the world. She opened the first Montessori school for children in the slums of Rome in 1907.
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Maria Montessori went beyond the conventions of the day to seek a new way of knowing and loving a child. In THE DISCOVERY OF THE CHILD, she describes the nature of the child and her method of working more fully with the child's urge to learn. With 16 pages of photographs.
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The Discovery of the Child
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Kalakshetra Publications, 1969
ISBN 10: 0722901607
ISBN 13: 9780722901601
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Condition: Good. Frontis Portrait (illustrator). Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 52494594-20
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The Discovery of the Child
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Kalakshetra Publications, distributed by The Theosophical Publishing House, Thiruvanmiyur, Madras, India and London, 1969
ISBN 10: 0722901607
ISBN 13: 9780722901601
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Seller: Underground Books, ABAA, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: good. Frontis Portrait (illustrator). Hardcover. 8 3/4" X 5 5/8". xiv, [ii], 381pp. Moderate wear to green printed dust jacket, with heavy sunning to spine, small tears to corners and head of spine, light dust soiling, and imprint of handwriting to front panel. Bound in green cloth over boards, with spine lettered in gilt. Mild edgewear to binding, firm and sound. Occasional crease to corner, else pages clean and unmarked. Pencilled note to rear free endpaper. A solid and presentable 1969 printing in the original dust jacket of this landmark book by the pioneer in educational philosophy and pedagogy Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori (1870-1952). ABOUT THE DISCOVERY OF THE CHILD: "In The Discovery of the Child Maria Montessori describes the nature of the child and her method. She believes that once the general principles of her method have been grasped, the parts dealing with its material application are extremely simple. Gone are teachers who wear out their lungs maintaining discipline, the verbal instruction has been replaced by 'material for development', which affords children the opportunity of teaching themselves by their own efforts. The teacher thus becomes a director of the children's own spontaneous work." (publisher of later edition). Seller Inventory # 12058