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The authors
Dr. habil. Gerhard Friedrich w
rn in 1959 in
h
wn
f
La
r in sout
ern Ba
en-Württem
ur
, w
ere
e sti
ives to
a
. He
raduated in education studies and went on to work as a teacher
of mathematics, technology, pedagogy and psychology. He is also
a mechanic, hobb
musician and father of four children. Apart from
teaching in schools and playschools he teaches as visiting pro
essor
in educational science at the University of Bielefeld. In his free-lance
ork he focuses on the research of didactic concepts in the area of
early pedagogy.
Viola de Galgóczy was born in 1961 and lives in Lahr
close to
the Black Forest. The mezzo-so
rano
assed the exam as vocal
o
oist at t
e Conservator
Frei
ur
. Since 2004 s
e teac
es c
ant
at the Pedagogy Academy o
Freiburg. She also gives concerts at
ational and international level and has an established re
utation
as a composer an
ricist. Since 2004, to
et
er wit
Dr. Ger
ar
Friedrich she has published various books and
ames in the area o
early education.
The illustrator
Irene Mohr studied at the Technical Colle
e
or Desi
n in
amburg. Since then she has been working for many children’s
ook editors as a
ree-lance
raphic desi
ner and illustrator. She
also runs art courses
or children and adults in her studio and
teaches some of the painting courses for children herself.
Up until now she has illustrated
or HABA the
ames H
r
h
heep! and
aster
enn
unn
Irene Mo
r
ives wit
er two
aug
ters Laura an
Ame
ie as we
as tomcat Berlioz in the middle o
the beauti
ul town o
Hambur
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