The Trust has the following Library books and Readings for Tutors and Students to borrow. Note: this is not a comprehensive list of recommended Library Materials - it is a collection the Trust has bought or had donated, which may be useful.
TERMS OF BORROWING
- There is a $5.00 administration fee for each book borrowed
- Borrowers are required to pay the postage back to the Library
- Borrowers are required to pay for loss or damage of items
- Two items may be borrowed at a time
- The borrowing period is 4 weeks (depending on the whether the book has been reserve.
The Librarian is Debbie Cocks Ph: (03) 942 3697 Email: administrator@aperfield-montessori.co.nz
| Author | Title | Useful For: |
| Braun Barnett, Elise | Montessori and Music | Book 4 |
| Britton, Lesley | Montessori Play and Learn. Part 1 | Book 1 |
| Britton, Lesley | Montessori Play and Learn. Part 2 | Book 3 |
| Eissler, Trevor | Montessori Madness (Sevenoff, LLC, 2009) | Book 1 |
| Emerson L, & McPherson J |
Writing Guidelines for Education Students (Dunmore Press 1997) x2 copies | Book 1 - 4 |
| Hainstock, Elizabeth | Teaching Montessori in the Home, The Preschool Years | Book 2 |
| Hainstock, Elizabeth | Essential Montessori (REFERENCE ONLY) | Post Grad |
| Isaacs, Barbara | Bring the Montessori Approach to your Early Years Practice | Book 1 |
| Jordan, Barbara & Kendrick, Pani | Challenges for Children, Nga Wero Mo Nga Tamariki; Discovering Science Together | Book 3 |
| Kramer, Rita | Maria Montessori A Biography (Radcliffe 1988) | Book 1 |
| Lillard, Angeline Stoll | Montessori, The Science Behind the Genius (Oxford, 2007) | |
| Mansbridge, John | Using the Environment - a Learning Resource. 4. Sensory Walk | Book 1 |
| MANZ | The Spirit of Montessori 100 years of Montessori Education (2008) | History |
| MANZ | Reflecting on Community. Wellington. Compact Disc of Conference (2013) | Book 1 – 4 |
| Montessori, Maria | The Absorbent Mind (Adyar 1949) REFERENCE ONLY | |
| Montessori, Maria | The Absorbent Mind (Holt, 1995) x4 copies | Book 1 – 4 |
| Montessori, Maria | The Advanced Montessori Method - 1 (Clio, 1991) | Extension |
| Montessori, Maria | The Discovery of the Child (Clio, 1988) | Book 1 – 4 |
| Montessori, Maria | The Discovery of the Child (Ballintine, 1972) x3 copies | Book 1 - 4 |
| Montessori, Maria | The Secret of Childhood (Ballantine, 1972) x3 copies | Book 1 – 4 |
| Montessori, Maria | To Educate the Human Potential (Clio, 2007) | Book 3 |
| Montanaro, Silvana | Understanding the Human Being (Nienhuis, 1991) | Book 1 |
| M.W.E.I | The Montessori Method of Education (Introductory booklet) x2 copies | Book 1 |
| Pendergrast, M | Fun with Flax | Book 4 |
| Penrose, Pat | Take another Look - Tirohia Ano (2nd Ed 2009) | Book 1 |
| Podmore, VN | ‘Observation’, Origins and Approaches to EC Research and Practice | Book 1 |
| Polk Lillard, Paula | Montessori a Modern Approach x3 copies | Book 2 |
| Polk Lillard, Paula | Montessori Today x2 copies | Book 4 |
| Polk Lillard, Paula & Lynn Lillard Jessen |
Montessori from the Start (Schocken 1st Ed 2003) | Book 1 |
| Seldin, Tim | The World in the Palm of her Hand | Book 3 |
| Seldin, Tim | How to Raise an Amazing Child (Dorling Kindersley, 2007) | Book 1 |
| Seldin, T & Epstein, P | The Montessori Way – An Education for Life (The Montessori Foundation, 2006) | Book 1 |
| Shanker, S. | Calm, Alert, and Learning. Classroom Strategies for Self-Regulation (Pearson 2013) | Book 5 |
| Standing, EM | Maria Montessori Her Life and Work (Penguin 1998) | Book 1 |
| Stephenson, S. | Child of the World – Montessori, Global Education (Olaf 2013). | Book 1 |
| Wolf, AD | A Parents’ Guide to the Montessori Classroom | Book 1 |
| READINGS | ||
| Adcock, Muriel |
Book 2 Reading: A Montessori Multicultural Environment with South East Asian Refugees. |
Book 1 |
| Hilson, Patricia | Book 4 Reading: Laying the Foundations for Cosmic Education in the Child 3 – 6 years. | Book 4 |
| Montessori, Mario | Book 2 Reading: Maria Montessori’s Contribution to the Cultivation of the Mathematical Mind. | Book 2 |
| Standing, E. M. |
Book 1 Reading 4 on the sensitive periods (1962): Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work. New York: Mentor-Omega. Stages of Development. Chapter VI and VII. |
Book 1 |
