By Sandra Smidt
(Routledge, 16.99, ISBN 9780415385701, 01264 342926)
Reviewed by Jennie Lindon, psychologist and early years consultant
Sandra Smidt offers a generous array of description to bring alive children's experiences in different parts of the world. The book prompts reflection on the different ways in which children learn through childhood.
Practitioners will find material to broaden their professional perspective beyond an overly UK or Western orientation.
The author gives a strong sense of children who are physically and intellectually active in their own social world. Her discussion of theoretical concepts alongside examples provokes readers to think beyond their own childhood, culture and adult assumptions about play and learning.
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