The Secret of Childhood

by Maria Montessori

Overview

Maria Montessori describes the child with warmth and the exactness of a scientist. She also discusses the array of materials and techniques needed to release his learning potential.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780345305831
Publisher:	Random House Publishing Group
Publication date:	01/12/1982
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	418,112
Product dimensions:	4.15(w) x 6.85(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Dr. Maria Montessori (1870–1952) was an Italian physician, teacher, and innovator, acclaimed for her eponymous educational method that builds on the way children naturally learn. She opened the first Montessori school, the Casa dei Bambini, in Rome in 1907, and today there are more than 22,000 throughout the world. Dr. Montessori wrote numerous books on scientific pedagogy, including The Montessori Method, The Secret of Childhood, and The Discovery of the Child.