{"product_id":"playing-for-keeps-deborah-meier-9780807750957","title":"Playing for Keeps: Life and Learning on a Public School Playground","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy is play important in the lives of children? What crucial aspects of learning are being neglected in the current near-elimination of recess time in public schools? \u003ci\u003ePlaying for Keeps, \u003c\/i\u003e co-authored by the well-known writer and educational leader Deborah Meier and two colleagues with equally long experience in schools, explores these questions. Based on close observations on a public school playground, the book shows children at play in a relatively natural, unstructured environment. The reader is virtually \u003ci\u003ethere\u003c\/i\u003e, seeing, listening in, able to appreciate the children's curiosity, humor, intelligence, and inventiveness. Readers will recognize the children's voices and ways of thinking, and perhaps be reminded of their own childhood, their own children, or the children they teach. The authors comment on the observations, adding to the reader's own perceptions \u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003eThis lively, engaging book makes a strong case for the importance of free exploration, wonder, imagination, and play to the learning and growth of children. It should contribute significantly to the understanding of all those concerned, professionally or personally, with the welfare of our school-age population.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Meier,Brenda S. Engel,Beth Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807750956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807750957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.34w x 0.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011","brand":"Deborah Meier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50844472606975,"sku":"9780807750957","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/playing-for-keeps-deborah-meier-9780807750957","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}