Author of the Month

This month The Library Lady has chosen Dorothy Harrer, who taught at the Rudolf Steiner School, New York City (RSSNYC) for decades, including the fifties, sixties, and seventies. She was among the first to begin sharing ideas with other teachers in North America, from stories for each age level to circle games for introducing math concepts to the young.

She and her husband, William, who was a leader and a teacher in the RSSNYC, also owned a farm in New Hampshire which they opened to Waldorf students from both RSSNYC and the Waldorf School of Garden City (WSGC) as Camp Glenbrook for city children to have country experiences. Camp Glenbrook continues to serve the students at WSGC, providing week-long visits for classes at different grade levels to experience country life.

Dorothy Harrer was known to be a “strict but nice” class teacher who thought deeply about making ideas and concepts clear and memorable. Waldorf Publications is proud and grateful to have many of Dorothy Harrer’s books among their publications.

• Verses and Poems and Stories to Tell  is a wonderful collection for teachers and parents of, as the title suggests, enticing tales and rhymes for five, six, and seven-year-olds. 
• An English Manual is designed to give teachers and parents imaginative ways to brings ideas of language arts and the love of words to first through sixth grade.
• Math Lessons for Elementary Grades is the math companion book to An English Manual and is as chock-filled with truly fun and pictorial ideas to lay solid groundwork for math concepts through the grades.
• Chapters from Ancient History is a helpful guide for teachers and parents of fifth grade youngsters. Clear and concise stories from the great civilizations that formed the cradle of Western civilization help to make a smooth and effective arc through the many epochs of ancient history.
• Roman Lives is, as the title announces, biographies of key individuals in the long and powerful history of the Roman Empire. Biographies are an essential way history is taught in Waldorf schools.
• Chapters from Medieval History continue in these marvelous aids to leading students through the different stages of history and come alive in the good storytelling of Dorothy Harrer.

The skill that Dorothy Harrer shows in these books is rare — to capture in vivid pictures, painted in vivid storytelling, as an aid to those who teach the young. Each book is a living tribute to this master teacher. Dorothy Harrer was the quintessential Waldorf teacher, who left a legacy of excellence for all.

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