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The Block Book

by Elisabeth S. Hirsch   |  Ages 0-5
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The Block Book
The Block Book

Comprehensive guide to educational block play.

If you're passionate about fostering creativity and developmental skills in children, "The Block Book" is an invaluable resource. It provides a deep dive into how simple unit blocks can be transformed into tools for learning and imagination by young minds. Whether you're an educator or a parent, this updated classic can inspire countless hours of educational play and shared discovery.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The Block Book

by Elisabeth S. Hirsch   |  Ages 0-5
$12.90 Now $9.90 Save 23%
Compare to estimated retail price: S$31.81  

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ISBN: 9780935989762
Authors: Elisabeth S. Hirsch
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children
Date of Publication: 2001-06-01
Related Collections: Educational
Related Topics: Early Learning, Science & Nature
Goodreads rating: 4.21
(rated by 24 readers)

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For engaging children's hands, minds, and imaginations, no tool surpasses blocks. Engrossed in building with blocks, the child is a mathematician, scientist, architect, stage designer, and storyteller. And as children build together, they stretch and grow as problem solvers and collaborators. The Block Book was the first comprehensive book to explore the values and uses of unit blocks for extending children's growth and development. Using blocks builds self-confidence, enhances social skills, facilitates vocabulary development, and stimulates eye-hand-body coordination, which are so important for the development of reading skills. As they build with blocks, children discover, invent, imagine, and construct a fuller understanding of their world. This book, a classic in early childhood education, has been expanded and updated so that teachers and parents can discover exciting possibilities for the effective use of blocks. The time-tested understandings that have made The Block Book a classic are still here, refined and extended with new material that makes the third edition better than ever.
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Comprehensive guide to educational block play.

If you're passionate about fostering creativity and developmental skills in children, "The Block Book" is an invaluable resource. It provides a deep dive into how simple unit blocks can be transformed into tools for learning and imagination by young minds. Whether you're an educator or a parent, this updated classic can inspire countless hours of educational play and shared discovery.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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