“This book reminds the reader about the reasons for children to play, using details that create a degree of suspense usually found in novels.”-From the Foreword by Doris Fromberg
“Talking About Death.” The New York Times Book Review, May 27, 2018, p. 6.
UC Berkeley researcher discovers what young children are learning as they race around the yard in fantasy games
This thoroughly updated Sixth Edition interweaves anecdotes of children’s play, theories of play and development, empirical evidence from research, and practical instructional strategies to give students a clear look at play and the curriculum and features a new chapter, “Outdoor Play,” by Jane. P. Perry highlighting insightful anecdotes from the author’s research and practice on physically active play, child-initiated play and inquiry, and children’s connections with nature.
HuffPost: “From Wall Street To American Schools: Occupy Education Connects The Dots” 3/05/2012
Jane P. Perry is a San Francisco Bay Area educator, writer and activist.
“It is 8:52AM at 14th Street and Broadway in downtown Oakland, the site of an assault on citizens by police just eight days ago. Occupy Oakland General Assembly responded, by consensus, to the clearing of their camp by calling for a city-wide general strike today, beginning at 9AM. . . .”
Jane P. Perry & Lisa Branum. “Sometimes I Pounce on Twigs Because I’m a Meat Eater”: Supporting Physically Active Play and Outdoor Learning.
American Joural of Play, Fall 2009, Vol 2(2), pp. 195-214.
Jane P. Perry. “Children’s Experience of Security and Mastery on the Playground.”
Jane P. Perry. “Making Sense of Outdoor Play.”
Jane Perry. “Lacto-Babe.” The Mother is Me: Profiling the Cultural Aspects of Motherhood, Number 40, Spring, 1998, 20-21, pp. 20-21.