Finding Froebel: The Man Who Invented Kindergarten

by Helge Wasmuth and Michael Winkler

Friedrich Froebel, the 'father of kindergarten', is one of the most influential pedagogues of the 19th century. However, relatively little is known about his life, his successes and failures, and his personal relationships. Based on many untranslated and unknown letters, this new biography presents Froebel as a brilliant but also flawed man.

Beginning with his childhood and the early death of his mother, as well as his difficult relationship...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350269247
• ISBN13: 9781350269248
• Release Date: December 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"