This book provides an analysis of children’s play across many different cultural communities around the globe.

This volume brings together studies, research syntheses, and critical commentaries that examine play-literacy relationships from cognitive, ecological, and cult

While teachers value children's play, they often do not know how to guide that play to make it more educational. This volume reflects current research in the ch

This book provides new theoretical insights to our understanding of play as a cultural activity. All chapters address play and playful activities from a cultura