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The power of play : learning what comes naturally / David Elkind.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Elkind, David, 1931-
- Series:
- Lifelong Books
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Play--Psychological aspects.
- Play.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (256 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hachette UK 2007
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- <div>An expert shows us how imaginative play prepares children for academic and social success</div>
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-13622-8
- 9786613136220
- 0-7382-1138-9
- OCLC:
- 741492481
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