This book provides an analysis of children’s play across many different cultural communities around the globe.

This volume brings together studies, research syntheses, and critical commentaries that examine play-literacy relationships from cognitive, ecological, and cult

This book provides new theoretical insights to our understanding of play as a cultural activity. All chapters address play and playful activities from a cultura

While teachers value children's play, they often do not know how to guide that play to make it more educational. This volume reflects current research in the ch