Changing the world is child's play : inspirations for making everyday moments with children count

Best, Sarah Amy Glensor 1975- (author.).

Summary: "A book for anyone who has anything to do with children, Changing the World is Child's Play invites you to appreciate the importance of play and positive interactions with children - both for you as a potentially 'play-deprived' adult, and for the children you spend time with. It offers ways to engage in meaningful interactions with children for parents, family and early childhood educators"--Publisher information.

Record details

ISBN: 0994114214
ISBN: 9780994114211
Physical Description: 92 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm
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Publisher: [Auckland] : Ako Books - Playcentre Publications Limited, 2015.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

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Introduction -- How to use this book -- Adventures near and far -- I wonder ... -- The world is an orchestra -- I'm so angry I could eat the sun -- Responsible me, responsible you -- Back to earth -- Where do I come from? -- Many hands make light work ... eventually -- The gift of touch -- Where the water meets the land -- Loving communication -- The rhythms of the earth -- A life of dance -- Death is not the end -- Rehearsing life -- Cooking for life and love -- An antidote to impatience -- Nature's treasures -- The life of our food -- Beauty in all -- All creatures great and small -- Let's be children again -- Food glorious food -- The gift of age -- The world in song -- Working it out together -- Never too early to be prepared -- Repair it. Reuse it. Recycle it. -- Where do I fit in? -- Loving beautiful bodies -- Little drops of life -- Pay it forward -- G-o-o-o-o-o-o s-l-o-o-o-w -- Amzing moves -- Little places to call our own -- Embracing body functions -- This is just the beginning.