A Piaget Primer: How a Child Thinks [Hardcover]

Dorothy G. Singer (Author), Tracey A. Revenson (Author)

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Using popular children's literature such as Alice in Wonderland and Winnie-the-Pooh to illustrate key points, this accessible introduction to psychologist Jean Piaget's unique and groundbreaking ideas guides readers through the fascinating world of a growing child's mind and shows adults how to create an environment that will enhance and accelerate a child's intellectual development. Cartoon illustrations. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 146 pages
• Publisher: International Universities Press; Rev Sub edition (January 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823641341
• ISBN-13: 978-0823641345
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #230,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clever use of comics and stories for illustration, February 5, 2005

By	James A (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Piaget Primer: How a Child Thinks; Revised Edition (Paperback)

Piaget is the most influential figure in child psychology ever known. However, it can be rather daunting to plough through his monumental works. So we have books like A Piaget Primer that come to our rescue-books that help to explain the concepts in simpler, more reader-friendly terms. Of course, we cannot expect such books to do justice to the scope and breadth of the original works, but for a thin volume like A Piaget Primer, it has done reasonably well to introduce the most essential concepts of Piaget's theory on child development. Among the essential ideas are assimilation and accommodation, various stages of development, play, language development, number concept, and moral development. There is also a last chapter on the implications and applications of Piagetian theory in the education of our young. What I find most impressive about this volume is its witty use of comics such as Peanut and stories such as Alice in the Wonderland to illustrate many of the confusing concepts. Wish I had this book when I was doing my psychology course.

28 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book!, March 27, 2000

By	"cherylf" - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Piaget Primer: How a Child Thinks; Revised Edition (Paperback)

The author provides very clear explanations of Piaget's theory of thought and play. Complete with comic strips about children, this book is a must for new teachers who are learning about Piaget and also for parents who do not know how children think and learn thru' play. You won't want to put the book down after picking it up, because the contents are so simple yet interesting.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Accessible Piaget, April 24, 2005

By	Golden (Florida) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: A Piaget Primer: How a Child Thinks; Revised Edition (Paperback)

This is a very nice book that uses children's literature, popular comics, and very good writing to demystify Piaget for beginners. I tried to read parts of Piaget's How a Child Thinks and had to put it down. The authors recognize the difficulty in reading Piaget's original works and have written this book for non psychology students. This was a very useful book for a research paper on Piaget for a special education graduate course.