The First Kindergarten by J Froebel-Parker
Froebel-Parker's book about Friedrich Froebel and Baroness Bertha von Marenholtz-Buelow is the third in his Ahnentafel series. It was preceded by Friedrich and the First Kindergarten and Grandma Harrington and the Queen's Wardrobe. In The First Kindergarten: Friedrich Wilhelm August Froebel & Baroness Bertha Marie von Marenholtz-Buelow the author expands the story of the founding of Kindergarten to include Friedrich Froebel's tireless friend and advocate, Baroness von Marenholtz-Buelow. Opening the doors of cultural luminaries and European nobility to Froebel's ideas, the noblewoman from the ancient von Buelow family is often dubbed the mother of Kindergarten just as Froebel is referred to as the father of Kindergarten. In this historical novel, which includes much biographical information, Froebel-Parker joins through literature the lives and contributions of two of the world's greatest proponents of children's education which are still relevant today.
(Johannes) Froebel-Parker graduated from a small town Central School in Marathon, New York. He taught English as a New Language for almost 3 decades in an upstate New York Central School District, having previously taught English as a Foreign Language for one year at the Marie Curie Oberschule in then West Berlin in an academic exchange program sponsored by Akademischer Austauschdienst. He completed his undergraduate B.A, M.A. (German Language and Literature) and M.S. (Education) at the University at Albany in Albany, New York-USA. From the earliest age he was captivated by the stories of his maternal and paternal grandparents who shared with him their oral histories from both sides of the Atlantic. Via his maternal grandmother there are a number of ancient genealogical connections to Queen Victoria via the family von Juelich-Kleve-Berg hence to Tsar Nicholas II, Taritsa Alexandra and their children. He is fascinated by the interconnected nature of genetics and family lore leading to the very Froebelian concept of Einheit (unity). Indeed, the Kindergarten founder is quoted as insisting Jedes Dinges Wesen ist Einheit (Unity is the Essence of All Things). With his research about Anastasia Romanov and the woman aka Evgenia Smetisko he hopes to contribute to such a notion. He is the author of various other books based on characters from his Ahnentafel (family tree), many with Authorhouse.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781481737838 |
| ISBN 10 | 148173783X |
| Title | The First Kindergarten |
| Author | J Froebel-Parker |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | AuthorHouse |
| Year published | 2013-04-18 |
| Number of pages | 48 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |