This book is an invaluable help in teaching children about the animal world and comparing different animals to human beings.
Since Charles Kovacs has worked in Scotland, the first part of the book contains stories about animals that can be found in Scotland and also here in Latvia, such as seals, deer, eagles.
In the second part, the author tells about an elephant, a horse and a bear. The story of a guide dog will touch any reader - young and old.
The stories about animals included in the book stimulate the child's imagination, enliven the world of feelings and invite to treat the animal world with respect and love.
In Waldorf schools, this book will help in the 4th or 5th grade, when zoology is taught according to the Waldorf school curriculum.
Charles Kovacs was born in Austria. After the Second World War, he lived in Great Britain and since 1956 he worked as a classroom teacher at the Rudolph Steiner School in Edinburgh for 20 years. His lesson notes are still an inspiration to many Waldorf teachers.