The role of toys in promoting children's development / Doris Bergen -- Developmental insights from the national toy hall of fame / Christopher Bensch -- Cultural history of developmentally appropriate toys / Dorothy Sluss -- Large blocks/unit blocks as building materials / Lynn Cohen -- Small blocks and building materials / Eleni Loizou -- Bicycles and other riding toys / Valerie A. Ubbes -- The doll identity: race, ethnicity, gender / John A. Sutterby -- Puppets and puppetry / Olga S. Jarrett -- Climbing toys and structure / Doris Bergen -- Airplanes, kites, rockets/drones / Jason T. Abbitt -- Balls, beanbags, frisbees / Darrel R. Davis -- Replica cars, trucks, trains, other vehicles / Annerieke Boland -- Science toys / Shirley K. Morgenthaler -- Crayons and paints / Tracy Settleberry -- Kitchen and household replica toys / Dorothy Sluss -- Real-life/fantasy dress-up clothes and materials / Brooke R. Spangler Cropenbaker -- Board games / James E. Johnson and Sonia Tiwari -- Craft/workshop replicas / Sandra J. Stone -- Indigenous toys / Jean-Pierre Rossie -- This book is magic . . . exploring the book as toy / Kathleen Roskos -- Puzzles and musical toys / Doris Bergen and Gail Burnett -- Technology-augmented dolls, animals, and vehicles / Sohyun Meacham and Myae Han -- Other technology-augmented play materials / Lena Lee -- Designing developmentally appropriate toys / Barry Kudrowitz -- Promoting developmentally appropriate toys in a changing child cultural world / Doris Bergen.
Summary:
"The handbook is expected to serve both as a reference for educators, parents, toy designers, and other interested readers, and as a catalyst for further research and ongoing toy development"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.