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The handbook of developmentally appropriate toys / edited by Doris Bergen.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Bergen, Doris.
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Child development--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Child development.
Educational toys--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Educational toys.
Genre:
Handbooks and manuals.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 290 pages)
Distribution:
New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2024.
Place of Publication:
Lanham : Campus eBookstore Inc - CEI, 2024.
Summary:
"The handbook is expected to serve both as a reference for educators, parents, toy designers, and other interested readers, and as a catalyst for further research and ongoing toy development"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The role of toys in promoting children's development / Doris Bergen
Developmental insights from the national toy hall of fame / Christopher Bensch
Cultural history of developmentally appropriate toys / Dorothy Sluss
Large blocks/unit blocks as building materials / Lynn Cohen
Small blocks and building materials / Eleni Loizou
Bicycles and other riding toys / Valerie A. Ubbes
The doll identity: race, ethnicity, gender / John A. Sutterby
Puppets and puppetry / Olga S. Jarrett
Climbing toys and structure / Doris Bergen
Airplanes, kites, rockets/drones / Jason T. Abbitt
Balls, beanbags, frisbees / Darrel R. Davis
Replica cars, trucks, trains, other vehicles / Annerieke Boland
Science toys / Shirley K. Morgenthaler
Crayons and paints / Tracy Settleberry
Kitchen and household replica toys / Dorothy Sluss
Real-life/fantasy dress-up clothes and materials / Brooke R. Spangler Cropenbaker
Board games / James E. Johnson and Sonia Tiwari
Craft/workshop replicas / Sandra J. Stone
Indigenous toys / Jean-Pierre Rossie
This book is magic . . . exploring the book as toy / Kathleen Roskos
Puzzles and musical toys / Doris Bergen and Gail Burnett
Technology-augmented dolls, animals, and vehicles / Sohyun Meacham and Myae Han
Other technology-augmented play materials / Lena Lee
Designing developmentally appropriate toys / Barry Kudrowitz
Promoting developmentally appropriate toys in a changing child cultural world / Doris Bergen.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Print Version Record.
ISBN:
979-82-16-40322-7
1-4758-4921-4
OCLC:
1474131189

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