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We don't play with guns here : war, weapon, and superhero play in the early years / Penny Holland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holland, Penny, 1955-
- Series:
- Debating play series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Play.
- Child psychology.
- Children and violence.
- Toy guns--Psychological aspects.
- Toy guns.
- Education, Preschool--Great Britain.
- Education, Preschool.
- Psychological aspects.
- Great Britain.
- Day care centers--Great Britain.
- Day care centers.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 115 pages ; 22 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Maidenhead, England ; Philadelphia, PA : Open University Press, 2003.
- Contents:
- 1 Zero tolerance of war, weapon and superhero play: where does it come from and why do we do it? 1
- 2 Boys will be boys and girls will sit nicely 15
- 3 The power of imagination 30
- 4 Relaxing zero tolerance: the experience of one setting 44
- 5 The bigger picture: a summary of findings from 13 early childhood settings where zero tolerance has been relaxed 59
- 6 War, weapon and superhero play: what does it look like? 76.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [106]-112) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0335210902
- 0335210899
- OCLC:
- 50348197
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