Brownlee, Pennie,  1947- <br/><br/>
The sacred urge to play :  unfolding your child's intelligence, imagination, creativity and joy for life / 
 Unfolding your child's intelligence, imagination, creativity and joy for life 
Pennie Brownlee with Kimberley Crisp. 
 - iv, 187 pages :  illustrations (some colour), photographs ;  21 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- The brain -- Play -- Information, knowledge and learning -- Intelligence -- Patterns of play -- Literacy -- Imagination -- Setting the stage for play -- The adult's role in play -- The environment and play -- The spirit of play -- A plan of action for an early childhood team -- Working pages -- Appendences -- The sixteen areas of play -- Core resources and loose parts for the outdoors -- Making learning visible -- The gesture of invitation -- Ready for school? 
<br/><br/> "Neuroscientists have isolated three pivotal factors for "a complex brain to create itself" during the first seven years of life. The first factor is emotional nurture, that warm, empathetic relationship that grows into trust in human beings. Along with emotional nurture goes conversation; the child and adult enjoy each other's company, they enjoy talking together. The third factor is play and lots of it."--Back cover. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780473371173 0473371170 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> http://www.childspace.co.nz/catalog/NEW-64/The-sacred-urge-to-play-145.html ; penniepost@xtra.co.nz 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Play--Psychological aspects.<br/>Child psychology.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ782  / .B76 2016 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>155.41