Hay for My Ox and Other Stories: A First Reading Book for Waldorf Schools, Paperback

This classic early reading book for Waldorf schools is now available again in a newly edited edition. The stories and poems range in style and content from the fairy-tale elements of Class 1 (ages 6 to 7) to the legends and animal fables introduced in Class 2 (ages 7 to 8).

Rhythmical repetition of words, sounds, and phrases is used throughout the book but especially widely in the tales for younger children.

Includes: "The Prince Who Kept Pigs"; "The Tree of Three Cries"; "The Giant and the Child"; "The Fork Tail and the Rams"; and "The Monkey and the Pea."

About the Author:

Isabel Wyatt was born in England in 1901. She spent many years teaching young children and was then, until her retirement in 1965, co-director of studies at Hawkwood College in Gloucestershire. She compiled many books for children, including The Seven-Year-Old Wonder Book, Homer's Odyssey, King Beetle-Tamer and The Book of Fairy Princes. She died in 1992.