{"product_id":"the-development-of-play-david-s-cohen-9780814714294","title":"The Development of Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy 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.\u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David S. Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814714293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814714294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"David S. Cohen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47425076789503,"sku":"9780814714294","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39ad12df-330a-4e1b-b2f6-ede23283a6db.jpg?v=1761536848","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-development-of-play-david-s-cohen-9780814714294","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}