Reviewed by Linda Keats, graduate training advisor, Early Years and Childcare, Essex.
Vivian Paley's research takes her around the world recording children's stories of fantasy and reality. This is taken further as she helps children act out the stories with their friends, exploring feelings, fears and thoughts.
With her unique writing style you are transported to a beach, a nursery school and a concert hall where the stories were recorded, bringing to life the words of the children.
Intertwined with letters from a fellow teacher in Taiwan, both writers pose questions and recall examples of the children's experiences, discovering amazing similarities between the children regardless of distance, culture or teaching methods. We also hear from teachers around the world who have come to believe in the importance of learning through play and imagination.
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