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

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  • ISBN: 0738210536
  • ISBN: 9780738210537
  • Physical Description: xii, 240 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: Cambridge : Da Capo Press, [2007]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
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.
Subject: Play > Psychological aspects.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Bladen County Library.

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