Have you ever wondered how babies learn?  Do you wonder why some adolescence struggle in school while others excel?

These along with many other questions are answered in a series of nine books written by Caleb Gattegno.  These books are a valuable resource for parents, educators and researchers who want to better understand how kids learn. Additionally, they have useful strategies on how to develop each child’s natural capacities to learn without relying on memorization.

The complete set of books is available for sale on our online store and viewable for free on our website:

• “Know Your Children As They Are”:  An important book for both educators and parents to understand their children from babies through adolescents
• “The Universe of Babies”:  Gattegno outlines the steps babies take in their development.  The book provides insights on how parents can help their child flourish.
• “Of Boys and Girls”:  Gattegno provides insights on improving the results for teaching boys and girls in all school subjects
• “The Adolescent and His Will”:  Understand why adolescents act the way they do and how to best teach them
• “What We Owe Children”:  Gattegno analyzes what children need to reach their potential.  He outlines what schools should achieve and what parents have a right to expect
• “Evolution and Memory”: This book is a must read for any scientist and researcher interested in understanding memory and how it fits in educating the young
• “The Mind Teaches the Brain”: Gattegno explores the relationship of the brain, the mind and the self in various aspects of human life and the implications these roles might have
• “On Being Freer”: How can you live a freer life?
• “Towards a Visual Culture”:  The key benefits for using media for education. What kind of programming enables children to learn the most?