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We recommend the following books for learning more about Montessori philosophy and education.

Britton, Lesley. (1992). Montessori Play & Learn: A Parent's Guide to Purposeful Play from Two to Six. New York: Random House and Crown Publishing.

Chattin-McNichols, John. (1991). The Montessori Controversy. Albany, NY;Delmar.Available from American Montessori Society.

Epstein, Paul; Seldin, Tim. (2003) The Montessori Way: An Education for Life. The Montessori Foundation.

Futrell, Kathleen H. (1988) The Normalized Child. Rev. ed. Cleveland, OH: NAMTA.

Kramer, Rita. (1988) Maria Montessori: A Biography. 2nd ed. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Lillard, Angeline Stoll. (2005) Montessori: The Science Behind the Genius. Oxford University Press.

Lillard, Paula Polk. (1988) Montessori: A Modern Approach. Rev. ed. New York: Schocken Books.

Lillard, Paula Polk. (1996) Montessori Today: A Comprehensive Approach to Education from Birth to Adulthood. New York: Schocken.

Lillard, Paula Polk; Jessen, Lynne Lillard. (2003) Montessori from the Start: The Child at Home from Birth to Age Three. New York: Schocken.

Loeffler, Margaret Howard (ed.) (1992) Montessori in Contemporary American Culture. Proceedings of AMS symposium, Arlington, VA, April, 1990. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Montanaro, Silvana. (1991) Understanding the Human Being: The Importance of the First Three Years of Life. Mountain View, CA: Nienhuis Montessori USA.

Montessori, Maria. (1912) The Montessori Method.

Montessori, Maria. (1914) Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook.

Montessori, Maria. (1932) Peace and Education.

Montessori, Maria. (1932) The Mass Explained to Children.

Montessori, Maria. (1936) The Child in the Family.

Montessori, Maria. (1936) The Secret of Childhood.

Montessori, Maria. (1946) Education for a New World.

Montessori, Maria. (1948) The Discovery of the Child. Revised and enlarged edition of The Montessori Method.

Montessori, Maria. (1948) To Educate the Human Potential.

Montessori, Maria. (1949) The Absorbent Mind.