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Location	Call #	Volume	Status
Sherman Library	BF717 .S56 2010		AVAILABLE

Author	Smith, Peter K.
Title	Children and play / Peter K. Smith ; with a chapter by Yumi Gosso.
OCLC	276995774
ISBN	9780631235217 (hardcover)
	0631235213 (hardcover)
	9780631235224 (pbk.)
	0631235221 (pbk.)
Publisher	Chichester, West Sussex ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Description	ix, 256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Medical Subject heading/s	Play and Playthings -- psychology.
	Child Behavior -- psychology.
	Psychology, Child.
LC Subject heading/s	Play -- Psychological aspects.
	Play behavior in animals.
	Child psychology.
	Child development.
	Psychology, Comparative.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages [218]-246) and indexes.
Contents	An introduction to play -- A brief history of the study of play and of play theories -- Animal play : definitions and descriptions -- Animal play : theoretical perspectives on function -- Play in different cultures / Yumi Gosso -- Physical activity play : exercise play and rough-and-tumble -- Object play -- Pretend play : description -- Pretend play : theories and functions -- Some practical issues concerning play -- Concluding comments: Play and the middle way.

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