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Charles Kovacs

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Charles Kovacs was born in Austria. He left in 1938 and joined the British Army in East Africa. After the War he settled in Britain, and in 1956 he took over a class at the Rudolf Steiner School in Edinburgh, where he remained a class teacher until his retirement in 1976. He died in 2001. His extensive lesson notes have been a useful and inspiring resource material for many teachers; he also gave over 300 lectures to adults and was in demand as a speaker. He is the author of Parsifal and the Search for the Grail, The Age of Revolution, Ancient Greece, The Age of Discovery, Ancient Rome, Botany, Muscles and Bones, The Human Being and the Animal World, The Spiritual Background to Christian Festivals and The Apocalypse in Rudolf Steiner's Lecture Series. David Newbatt is an artist and teacher who lives and works at a Camphill Community for young adults with special needs in Aberdeen, Scotland. He also teaches art at the Aberdeen Waldorf School. David works in a wide variety of mediums, mainly watercolors, pastels, and acrylics. He has illustrated various books, including a story by Novalis, the poem of Olaf steson, and Goethe's fairy tale. He is also a prolific mural painter. His works have been exhibited throughout Europe.

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Greece: Mythology and History

1st August 1991

Greece: Mythology and History

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Geology and Astronomy

26th May 2011

Geology and Astronomy

The first part of this book describes the different kinds of rocks, soil and mountains found on our planet, and explores... MoreGeology and Astronomy

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The Age of Revolution

24th July 2003

The Age of Revolution

An overview of world history from the eighteenth to twentieth centuries, including the French, American and Industrial R... MoreThe Age of Revolution

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Parsifal: And the Search for the Grail

24th October 2002

Parsifal: And the Search for the Grail

Parsifal (or Sir Percival) was a Knight of King Arthur. His story is told by the troubadours of France and Germany, nota... MoreParsifal: And the Search for the Grail

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Ancient Mythologies: India, Persia, Babylon, Egypt

1st September 1999

Ancient Mythologies: India, Persia, Babylon, Egypt

The meaning of some of the world's great myths and legends springs to life in this collection of stories, retold here fo... MoreAncient Mythologies: India, Persia, Babylon, Egypt

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Botany

24th November 2005

Botany

In this wonderful introduction to botany for children, readers will explore what characterises different plants from f... MoreBotany

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The Human Being and the Animal World

21st June 2008

The Human Being and the Animal World

A wonderful comparative introduction to animals and humans for children written in Charles Kovacs's warm and expressive ... MoreThe Human Being and the Animal World

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