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The Case For Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World

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Based on 90 Ratings and 39 Reviews

Book Description
"Drawing authoritatively on the psychology of childhood and on the puppet therapy that she has created, Susan Linn has written an eloquent brief on the indispensability of unmediated, unadulterated play."
--Howard Gardner, author of Five Minds for the Future

"Susan Linn's eloquent voice reminds us exactly how essential time for make believe play is for children growing up in our media-satur... More

Book Information
PublisherNew Press
BindingPaperback (6 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages272
ISBN-101595584498
ISBN-13978-1595584496
Publication Date07/01/2009
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About Susan Linn (Author) : Susan Linn is a published author of children's books. Published credits of Susan Linn include The Case For Make-Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World and Consuming Kids: Protecting Our Childr... more
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9/2/2009 D. Murdoch tagged as: I recommend

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