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The Development of Play
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher New York Univ Pr
Publication date May 1, 1989
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780814714294
ISBN-10 0814714293
Dimensions 0.75 by 6 by 9.25 in.
Weight 0.60 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $25.00
Other format details university press
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:

Why do children play and why do they stop playing? David Cohen's book answers these questions in light of recent research. Psychologists argue that children play to learn how to move, how to speak, how to think, how to cope emotionally, how to be imaginative, and how to interact with other people. David Cohen suggests that we need to look at the origins of play in the family, and excamine how children play with objects, language, and with each other and their parents.

"An excellent critical appraisal of research on play. Cohen offers a refreshing open perspective, although he acknowledges that we seem to need a serious reason for play in order to justify studying it....Very readable and entertaining."
—Choice



Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780415094870 Book cover for 9780415347013
 
3 edition from Routledge (April 1, 2006)
9780415347013 | details & prices | 206 pages | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.84 lbs | List price $140.00
About: Exploring the central role of play in childhood development, this book examines how children play with objects, with language, and most importantly with each other and their parents.
2 sub edition from Routledge (December 1, 1993)
9780415094870 | details & prices | 5.75 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $69.95
About: Play is an important part of our development.
from New York Univ Pr (March 1, 1987)
9780814714058 | details & prices | List price $40.00
Paperback
Book cover for 9780415094887 Book cover for 9780415347020 Book cover for 9780814714294
 
3 edition from Routledge (April 30, 2006)
9780415347020 | details & prices | 216 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.62 lbs | List price $49.95
About: Exploring the central role of play in childhood development, this book examines how children play with objects, with language, and most importantly with each other and their parents.
from Routledge (December 1, 1993)
9780415094887 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.65 lbs | List price $37.50
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from New York Univ Pr (May 1, 1989)
9780814714294 | details & prices | 6.00 × 9.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Why do children play and why do they stop playing?
Miscellaneous
3 edition from Routledge (February 28, 2006)
9780203634295 | details & prices | 216 pages | List price $34.95
2 edition from Routledge (January 4, 2002)
9780203133774 | details & prices | 224 pages | List price $34.95

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