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The power of play : how spontaneous, imaginative activities lead to happier, healthier children / David Elkind.

By: Publication details: Cambridge : Da Capo Press, 2007.Description: xii, 240 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780738210537 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0738210536 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 155.4/18 22
LOC classification:
  • BF717 .E397 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Play, love and work -- Toys aren't us -- Screen play and iconic literacy -- Child play and parent angst -- Some misunderstandings about how young children learn -- Playing for a reason: building the units of math, reading, and science -- It isn't only a game: the role of play in becoming social -- Light-hearted parenting -- Schooling with heart, body, and mind -- Epilogue gifts for a lifetime.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.

Play, love and work -- Toys aren't us -- Screen play and iconic literacy -- Child play and parent angst -- Some misunderstandings about how young children learn -- Playing for a reason: building the units of math, reading, and science -- It isn't only a game: the role of play in becoming social -- Light-hearted parenting -- Schooling with heart, body, and mind -- Epilogue gifts for a lifetime.

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