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Teaching andLearningin a DiverseWorldMulticulturalEducationfor YoungChildren, ThirdEditionPatricia G.RamseyForeword by Sonia NietoThis classic text continues to definewhat multicultural educationmeans in all kinds of settings. TheThird Edition includes activities tochallenge children’s assumptionson: Racial Bias, Social Class andConsumerism, Perspectives onCultures and the Natural World,Gender and Sexual Orientation, andAbilities and Disabilities.2004 / 240 pp. / PB, $24.95 / 4504-5HC, $50 / 4505-2Early Childhood Education SeriesMajor Trends and Issues inEarly Childhood EducationChallenges, Controversies, andInsights / Second EditionEdited by Joan Packer Isenberg andMary Renck JalongoForeword by Sue Bredekamp“An excellent introduction to the complexityof contemporary challengesconfronting professionals workingwith young children.” —ChoiceContributors: Doris Bergen • DorisPronin Fromberg • Fergus Hughes• Joan Packer Isenberg • John M.Johnston • Lea M. McGee • ShirleyC. Raines • Frances O’ConnellRust • Sudha Swaminathan • KevinJ. Swick • Louise Boyle Swiniarski• Edwina Battle Vold • C. StephenWhite • Sue C. Wortham • June L.Wright2003 / 224 pp. / PB, $27.95 / 4350-8HC, $56 / 4351-5Early Childhood Education SeriesLearning from YoungChildren in the ClassroomThe Art and Science ofTeacher ResearchDaniel R. Meier and BarbaraHendersonForeword by Lilian G. Katz“Recommended.” —Choice“This comprehensive and engagingbook demonstrates the power ofteacher research.” —Young ChildrenThis how-to guide provides strategiesto help teachers start theirown teacher research projects.Features original research projectsby teachers working with infants,toddlers, preschoolers, and primary-agechildren.2007 / 216 pp. / PB, $28.95 / 4767-4HC, $61 / 4768-1 9 illustrationsOther Books by Daniel Meier:See Author IndexRelationshipsUnsmilingFacesHow PreschoolsCan Heal,Second EditionLesley Koplow,EditorForeword byVivian GussinPaleyThis classic text provides an essentialframework to help teachersunderstand the emotional lives ofthe young children they serve. Thesecond edition features a thoroughrevision that incorporates importantunderstandings gained sincethe tragic events of 9/11. It alsoincludes recent scientific researchthat supports the concepts underlyinghigh-quality interventionand prevention in early childhoodpractice.Contributors: Suzanne Abrams• Beverley Dennis • Judith Ferber •Virginia Hut2007 / 288 pp. / PB, $27.95 / 4803-9HC, $56 / 4804-6UnderstandingQuantitative andQualitative Research inEarly Childhood EducationWilliam L. Goodwin andLaura D. GoodwinThis book presents the researchprocess and its components ina straightforward, easily accessiblemanner. Using real examples,the authors “bring to life” for thefirst time the various methods ofresearch and how they may bestudied and applied.1996 / 208 pp. / PB, $20.95 / 3547-3Early Childhood Education SeriesDiversity in the ClassroomNew Approaches to the Educationof Young ChildrenSecond EditionFrances E. KendallForeword by Carol Brunson Phillips“Helps teachers frame our work withyoung children through a provocativediscussion of the role of culture inchildren’s relationships, patterns ofplay, and development of problemsolvingskills and racial attitudes.”—Young Children1996 / 192 pp. / PB, $21.95 / 3498-8Early Childhood Education SeriesCreating Schools that HealReal-Life SolutionsLesley Koplow“This book should become requiredreading for educators andpolicymakers.”—Childhood EducationAn intervention framework forteachers, administrators, andschool-based clinicians who wantto improve the emotional climatein their school (preschool throughgrade 5).2002 / 240 pp. / PB, $21.95 / 4268-6HC, $44 / 4269-3Also by Lesley Koplow:Bears, Bears Everywhere!, 3The Emotional Developmentof Young ChildrenBuilding an Emotion-CenteredCurriculum / Second EditionMarilou HysonForeword by Edward Zigler“Provides a wealth of research-basedstrategies for teachers in all types ofearly childhood settings.”—Sue Bredekamp, Councilfor Professional Recognition,Washington, DC2003 / 208 pp. / PB, $24.95 / 4342-3large format, 10 illustrationsEarly Childhood Education SeriesThe War Play DilemmaWhat Every Parent and TeacherNeeds to Know, Second EditionDiane E. Levin andNancy Carlsson-PaigeThe authors have revised this populartext to provide more practicalguidance for working with childrento positively influence the lessonsabout violence they are learning.2006 / 144 pp. / PB, $19.95 / 4638-7Early Childhood Education SeriesGuiding Children’s BehaviorDevelopmental Discipline in theClassroomEileen S. Flicker and Janet AndronHoffmanForeword by Leslie R. WilliamsOrganized by age (from birththrough elementary school), thisbook helps teachers to individualizediscipline practices, including waysto use the curriculum to preventand manage challenging behaviors.Provides useful forms to keep trackof peer interactions, teacher andstudent self-reflections, parentobservations, teacher disciplinarypractices, bullying, and more.2006 / 128 pp. / PB, $21.95 / 4713-1large format 30 photos andillustrationsEarly Childhood Education SeriesEveryday GoodbyesStarting School and Early Care /A Guide to the Separation ProcessNancy BalabanPositioning separation as theunderlying curriculum for all earlychildhood programs, this book featuresactivities for the classroom,sample “phase-in” schedules forplanning the first days of a program,and much more.2006 / 168 pp. / PB, $19.95 / 4639-437 photosEarly Childhood Education SeriesLet’s Be FriendsPeer Competence and SocialInclusion in Early ChildhoodProgramsKristen Mary KempleForeword by Mary Renck Jalongo“How I wished that all young childrenhad the benefit of teachers who read,understood, and implemented theideas in this book.”—From the Foreword byMary Renck Jalongo, Editor-in-chief,Early Childhood Education Journal2003 / 192 pp. / PB, $23.95 / 4395-98 illustrationsEarly Childhood Education Series“SometimesI Can Be Anything”Power, Gender, and Identityin a Primary ClassroomKaren Gallas“Gallas brings alive the influence thatgender and children’s negotiation forpower and identity have on everydayteaching and learning encounters.”—Young Children“A provocative and evocative work.”—Harvard Educational Review1997 / 168 pp. / PB, $21.95 / 3695-1Practitioner Inquiry SeriesOther Books by Karen Gallas:See Author IndexChildren Talk About AIDSJonathan G. Silin andCharissa M. SgourosThis is an invaluable resource bothfor teacher educators, who wantto talk with their students aboutcreating socially relevant curricula,and for classroom teachers, whowant guidance on how to respondto this important issue intheir own practice. A helpfulusers guide is included.1999 / 23-min. Video, $59 / 3872-6Other Books by jonathan silin:See Author Index6For full book descriptions, visit www.tcpress.com