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Claire Golomb - The Creation of Imaginary Worlds: The Role of Art, Magic and Dreams in Child Development - 9781849058520 - V9781849058520
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The Creation of Imaginary Worlds: The Role of Art, Magic and Dreams in Child Development

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Description for The Creation of Imaginary Worlds: The Role of Art, Magic and Dreams in Child Development Paperback. Alongside everyday reality, the young child develops a rich imaginary world of child art, make-believe play, imaginary friends, fairy tales and magic. This book charts the imaginative development of children, conveying the importance of art-making in childhood years, and highlighting the potential that imaginative behaviors hold for development. Num Pages: 184 pages, 91 black and white, 12 color. BIC Classification: JMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 155 x 11. Weight in Grams: 308.

Alongside the world of everyday reality, the young child develops a rich imaginary world of child art, make-believe play, imaginary friends, fairy tales and magic. This book charts the imaginative development of children, conveying the importance of art-making, pretense play and fantasy in early childhood years, and highlighting the potential that imaginative behaviors hold for cognitive, affective and aesthetic development.

Divided into three parts, the book begins by examining the development of child art and how children express themselves through art. Part two looks at make-believe play and suggests ways that these methods of play can be utilized effectively ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
184
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849058520
SKU
V9781849058520
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Claire Golomb
Claire Golomb is a Professor Emerita of the Department of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts. For over 40 years she taught courses on child development to undergraduate and graduate students of psychology. Her research during those years focused on symbol formation in child art, make-believe play, story construction and the role of gender in those domains. She resides in ... Read more

Reviews for The Creation of Imaginary Worlds: The Role of Art, Magic and Dreams in Child Development
This is a perceptive and well researched study of children's art and imaginative play and their relationship to child development. It is scholarly but very readable. The book's first section traces the development of child art from the early stages to adolescence, while the second section charts the evolution of play from infancy onwards... The third section has a ... Read more

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