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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Bodley Head (6 Aug 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1847921078
ISBN-13: 978-1847921079
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm

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‘As a guide to the field of cognitive development there can be few people better qualified than Gopnik. This eminent development scientist writes with wit, erudition and an admirable aversion to jargon’ - Financial Times, Charles Fernyhough

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, thought-provoking and insightful, 29 Jan 2010

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The classical view of babies' minds was that they didn't really think much and they weren't very interesting. But that's not the experience of any parent. This book suggests that in fact, babyhood is the most interesting and challenging time, when intrinsic understanding and implicit beliefs about the world are formed that shape the adult to come. It's not easy to prove these beliefs and understanding in pre-verbal children, but this book summarises the fascinating and revealing work that has been done to elucidate them. Play is the work of the child; through play they can experiment with objects and with roles and develop their own philosophy of life.

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Everybody who has a baby should read this. Anyone who is interested in other people should read this.Exceptionally perceptive

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