The Kindergarten and the School by Four Active Workers
Gilt stamped cloth 8vo, 146pp, including 10p ads at rear for Milton Bradley books and games. Illustrated with frontis portrait of Froebel, numerous in text engravings, and 6 color plates. In Good condition with rubbing at the corners and edges of the boards, shallow loss at the spine ends. Previous owners' signatures on the front endpapers and initials penned on the bottom edge of the textblock. Occasional check marks in the margins but no other marking in the text. Contains 5 essays intended to introduce American teachers and parents to Frobelian philosophies of education: "Fröbel—The Man and His Work" by Anne L. Page; "The Theory of Fröbel's Kindergarten System," and "The Gifts and Occupations of the Kindergarten" by Angeline Brooks; "The Use of Kindergarten Material in Primary Schools," by Mrs. Alice H. Putnam; "The Connection of the Kindergarten with the School" by Mary H. Peabody.