Jakob Streit

Jakob Streit on tunnettu ja rakastettu kirjailija, joka on julkaissut kotimaassaan Sveitsissä yli 30 lasten- ja nuortenkirjaa. Kirja on huima tarina peikoista ja tontuista, erityisesti juuritonttu Tatatukista, joka onnistuu matkaamaan seitsemän peikkovuoren ylitse aina kristallivuorelle asti. Kun hän palaa matkaltaan mukanaan vuoren kaunein kivi kuninkaalle, on hänen vaarallinen seikkailunsa Pörröhäntä-oravan kera saanut onnellisen lopun ja pienet lukijat saavat hengähtää helpotuksesta jännittävän matkan jälkeen.Kirja soveltuu erinomaisesti lasten lukukirjaksi tai luettavaksi ääneen ensimmäisen ja toisen luokan oppilaille.

The many wonderful stories about St Francis of Assisi have been loved for over seven hundred years, and yet the power of them is undiminished.This concise book includes key stories, retold by master storyteller Jakob Streit, to introduce children to the works of the great saint.Suitable for children aged six and up.

This stirring collection of three medieval tales from master storyteller Jakob Streit includes the stories of Henry the Afflicated, Gerald the Good, and Magelone the Beautiful.The stories include includes issues of courage, sacrifice and integrity, and are suitable for children in Years 6 or 7 (age 12-14) or older.

Young slave Milon starts his journey at home in Athens. When he sets sail on a ship bound for Italy his adventures really begin. He narrowly escapes with his life in Pompei as the great volcano Vesuvius erupts and destroys the town; he experiences the colourful life of the metropolis of Alexandria in Egypt, and he faces a battle for life and death in the Colosseum in Rome. When he meets a small community of Christians in Rome, he finally gains his freedom and finds a purpose in life. At the centre of the story is Milon's relationship with a wounded lion who he bravely helps. Will the lion remember him and return the favour when Milon faces death at the hands of the mighty Roman emperors?This classic story presents the world of the early Christians in an engaging way for children. It is ideal for use in Steiner-Waldorf Class 6 (age 11-12).

This is the story of a honeybee called Little Bee Sunbeam. She's searching for especially good nectar, to make honey, when it suddenly becomes very cold, forcing her to spend the night alone in the forest.Jakob Streit brings all his storytelling ability to this lovely tale. For Classes 1-2, it also fits well into the Botany lesson block in the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum.

Streit's father was a watchmaker who also kept bees, and it was in early childhood that Jakob developed a passion for the honeybee. This exquisite reader for Steiner-Waldorf schools factually and scientifically allows one to enter into the magic and mysterious world of the bees.It offers a useful transition from Class 4 to Class 5, moving from the Animal and the Human Being lesson block, to the Botany block. It is also recommended for Class 3.Along with another of Jacob Streit's books, Little Bee Sunbeam, it is one of two books recommended for the sexuality curriculum in the Waldorf school.

A collection of stories from the Old Testament for children, for Steiner-Waldorf Class 3 (ages 9 10).

A collection of stories for children from the Old and New Testaments. For Steiner Waldorf Year 3.

Stories of giving and helping Saint Nicholas is the delightful biography of a man who has become a legend, celebrating the wonder and kindness within the Christmas spirit and speaking to children of all ages. Originally published in German as Geschichten vom Schenken und Helfen des Sankt Nikolaus (9th, ed., Freies Geistesleben, 2007).

Jakob Streit entwirft in diesem Buch für Kinder das Lebensbild eines Jungen, der mit erst vierzehn Jahren die Blindenschrift erfand.