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Christine Jeandheur Ferguson and Ernest Dettore, Jr., eds.,
To Play or Not to Play: Is It Really a Question? Olney, MD: Association for Childhood
Education International, 2007.
References, diagrams, photographs,
tables. 101 pp. $18.50 paper. ISBN:
9780871731708.
by Stuart Brown
[First Paragraph]
When you read this slender volume, the
wonderful compendium of play-dense
information contained between its covers
erases the question posed by its title. The
book makes a good case for the rewards of
play and the necessity for its inclusion in
our lives, with a major emphasis on children
and the contributions of play to their
learning and well-being. The data provided
documents the urgency with which we
need to reverse social trends that decrease
access to the many benefits of play. |
