In ‘The Discovery of the Child‘, Maria Montessori describes the nature of a child and introduces her method of education.
Montessori Books
Understanding The Human Being
This book is a highly recommended Montessori book that makes a great gift to any expecting mother. It explains, from a medical point of view, the development of infants and what can be done to help their development.
What’s Going On In There?
‘What’s Going On In There‘ takes us through the development of the brain in the first five years of life, starting from prenatal age.
Endangered Minds
TITLE: Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think And What We Can Do About It AUTHOR: Jane M. Healy BOOK REVIEW This book looks at the neuroscience to explain how in our present culture the media - TV, video games, etc. affect the minds and concentration abilities of...
Silent Spring
TITLE: Silent Spring AUTHOR: Rachel Carson BOOK REVIEW: A classic book that contributed to the start of the environmental movement we now know today. It's one of the most influential books of the past century.
The Scientist in the Crib
TITLE: The Scientist in the Crib: What Early Learning Tells Us About the Mind AUTHOR: Alison Gopnik, Andrew N. Meltzoff, Patricia K. Kuhl BOOK REVIEW: This book reveals the amazing learning power of the mind and how young children learn from their parents. This...
The Philosophical Baby
TITLE: The Philosophical Baby: What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life AUTHOR: Alison Gopnik BOOK REVIEW: This book reaffirms the belief of Maria Montessori that children's minds / babies’ brains are more complex and wonderful...
The Selfish Society
TITLE: The Selfish Society: How We All Forgot to Love One Another and Made Money Instead AUTHOR: Sue Gerhardt Book Review: This book focuses on today's society and how we should teach and shape young emotional lives to shape our future society. We have become a...
Educateurs Sans Frontieres
Title: Educateurs sans Frontieres (Educators Without Borders) Author: Renilde Montessori Book Summary: Renilde Montessori offers her own personal collection of snippets on children education.
Magic Trees Of The Mind
Title: Magic Trees of the Mind (How to Nurture Your Child’s Intelligence, Creativity, and Healthy Emotions from Birth Through Adolescence) Author: Marian Diamond and Janet Hopson Book Summary: Scientific research confirms that exposure to the proper type of...
Montessori From The Start
Title: Montessori from the Start Author: Paula Polk Lillard and Lynn Lillard Jessen Book Summary: ‘Montessori from the Start’ focuses on practical aspects of the Montessori education for children 0-3 years old. It is well written and easy to understand. The book...
The Secret Of Childhood
Title: The Secret of Childhood Author: Maria Montessori Book Summary: ‘The Secret of Childhood‘ is one of the fist books written by Maria Montessori. Here she explains the method which she has developed by observing children. It is here that she discovered ‘the secret...
Why Love Matters: How Affection Shapes A Baby’s Brain
Title: Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain Author: Sue Gerhardt Book Summary: Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain - this books combines the latest research to how affection can help on the brain development of babies. It is a good...