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Jun.17.2008
Jane P. Perry writes that the playground is where children go to make sense of their world. The outdoors, with its flexibility in space and noise, where imagination is complemented by nature, children explore early peer-culture themes of life and death, danger and safety, and power and control....
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Mar.24.2008
Personal account of Punjab culture, history. invaluable on local traditions, Sikhism under change, major ethnography, with many personal stories
jane-p-perry's picture
Mar.19.2008
How do children make sense of their world? This engaging book adds keen insight into why outdoor play is a significant yet frequently overlooked aspect of young children's development. Analyzing play within a framework of "initiation, negotiation, and enactment," Jane Perry not only...