Mollie Is Three: Growing Up in School - Hardcover

Paley, Vivian Gussin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0226644936 ISBN 13: 9780226644936

Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr, 1986

Synopsis

Traces the development of a three-year-old nursery school student, looks at how young children use fantasy play to help make sense of the world, and describes interactions between three- and four-year-olds

About this title

From the Back Cover:

'Paley's vivid and accurate descriptions depict both spontaneous and recurring incidents and outline increasingly complex interactions among the children. Included in the narrative are questions or ideas to challenge the reader to gain more insight and understanding into the motives and conceptualizations of Mollie and other children.'-Karen L. Peterson, Young Children

From Publishers Weekly:

A master teacher of the very young (Wally's Stories, Boys and Girls: Superheroes in the Doll Corner takes us into their special world and reaffirms the value of play. In their own words, disconnected and allusiveMollie says, "Red is my favorite blue"we follow these nursery tots as they gradually find a pathway from the richness of make-believe to the regulated world typified by building blocks and doll corners. Through their story telling and fantasy play, the children, fortunate to be under the guidance of a nonintrusive teacher, grow. The children's talk, by which they develop awareness of who they are, is captivating, allowing us to observe them in a unique way. Paley is affiliated with the Laboratory School of the University of Chicago.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0226644936
• ISBN 13: 9780226644936
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144