The first part of this book describes the different kinds of rocks soil & mountains found on our planet & explores how they came into being This section deals with the depths of the earth & the long ages of time In contrast the second part examines the heights of our universe in the movement of the sun moon & stars These bodies give us our sense of day month & year Throughout Kovacs links the phenomena he's describing with human experience how they affect people in different parts of the world This is a resource for Steiner-Waldorf teachers for Classes 6 & 7 (age 11-13)