Children and Play: Understanding Children's Worlds

ISBN: 978-0-631-23521-7

Hardcover

272 pages

May 2009, Wiley-Blackwell

List Price:	US $138.95
Government Price:	US $100.44
Enter Quantity: Buy

Children and Play: Understanding Children's Worlds (0631235213) cover image

This is a Print-on-Demand title. It will be printed specifically to fill your order. Please allow an additional 10-15 days delivery time. The book is not returnable.

Other Available Formats: Paperback

< >

Provides an expansive definition of the term 'play', taking an in-depth look at its impact on children, as well as its adaptive value for birds and animals
Uses both contemporary and classic research to examine how different age groups and sexes participate in a wide variety of play
Gauges the function of play in early childhood education and makes the case for and against recess breaks in school
Explores how play occurs in different societies and among various populations ? including children with special needs
Considers play?s educational and therapeutic values