The Boy on the Beach

by Paley, Vivian Gussin

• ISBN13: 9780226645032
• ISBN10: 0226645037
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-04-15
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

What can the richly imagined, impressively adaptable fantasy world of children tell us about childhood, development, education, and even life itself? Paley presents a wise appreciation of the importance of play and enduring curiosity about the nature of childhood and the imagination.

Author Biography

Vivian Gussin Paley worked for nearly forty years as a preschool and kindergarten teacher and is the author of thirteen books about young children, including, most recently, A Child’s Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
The Boy on the Beach	p. 3
Letters from Taiwan	p. 14
Hurricanes and Howling Wolves	p. 19
Letters	p. 25
A Lonely Wolf	p. 30
Letters	p. 33
Stanley Is Here	p. 36
Letters	p. 41
Baby Unicorns and Glue Fairies	p. 43
Bad Stuff	p. 47
More Chaos: Old Person on Fire!	p. 53
Letters	p. 57
Moving Rocks	p. 60
The Ocean and the Island	p. 65
Letters	p. 70
Almost a Day at the Beach	p. 72
We Together Have a Friendship	p. 75
Stanley's Fish	p. 85
Making Scenes	p. 88
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