Significance of Children and Animals: Social Development and Our Connections to Other Species, Second Revised Edition

By Gene Myers

What role does an animal play in a child's developing sense of self? This book addresses these and other intriguing questions by revealing the interconnected lives of the inhabitants of the preschool classroom with birds, turtles, bugs, and other creatures. This book will be delightful and rewarding for parents, educators, and students of early childhood social development, as well as scholars of the intersection of human experience and the natural environment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557534292
• ISBN13: 9781557534293
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 8.9"