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1	You Can't Say You Can't Play more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist Who of us can remember the pain and humiliation of being rejected by our classmates? We remember the uncertainty of separating from our home and entering school as strangers, and more than the relief of making friends, we recall the cruel moments of our own isolation as well as those children we knew were destined to remain strangers. In this book ... see all copies from $3.02! new only from $8.50! \| first editions \| SVS
2	White Teacher: Second Edition more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist Vivian Paley presents a moving personal account of her experiences teaching kindergarten in an integrated school within a predominantly white, middle-class neighbourhood. In a new preface, she reflects on the way that even simple terminology can convey unintended meanings and show a speaker's blind spots. She also vividly describes what her ... see all copies from $4.75! new only from $9.01! \| SVS
3	The Girl with the Brown Crayon more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist A personal story of a mentor and a child, embracing themes of race, identity, gender, and human needs to create and to belong. The child, Reeny, meets a writer of books and story-teller, is introduced to his fictional characters, and debates, with other children, their virtues and weaknesses. see all copies from $5.84! new only from $11.57! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Wally's Stories more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist 'This remarkable book is delightful to read and rewarding to ponder. It is the kind of book a teacher quotes to friends, shares with colleagues, and uses as a source of working ideas and inspiration.' --The Elementary School Journal see all copies from $2.01! new only from $13.00! \| first editions \| SVS
5	A Child's Work: The Importance of Fantasy Play more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist The buzzword in education today is accountability. But the federal mandate of "no child left behind" has come to mean curriculums driven by standardized test preparation and quantifiable learning results. Even for very young children, unstructured creative time in the classroom is waning as teachers and administrators focus on measurable ... see all copies from $2.60! new only from $5.90! \| signed copies \| SVS
6	The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley, Robert Coles, M.D. (Designer) add to wishlist Written by a recipient of a MacArthur award, gained for her pioneering work on the storytelling technique and its use in the classroom, this book focuses on the challenge posed by the isolated child to teachers and classmates alike in the community of the classroom. It is the story of Jason - the loner and outsider - and his ultimate triumph and ... see all copies from $5.64! new only from $13.01! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Under Deadman's Skin: Discovering the Meaning of Children's Violent Play more books like this by Jane Katch, Vivian Gussin Paley (Introduction by) add to wishlist A gifted teacher explores her young students' understanding of a startlingly violent fantasy game they play called suicide. Holding group discussion, she (or rather the children) illustrate the phenomenon of very young children needing to make sense of violent imagery. see all copies from $2.80! new only from $9.95! \| SVS
8	The Kindness of Children more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist Visiting a London nursery school, Vivian Paley observed the schoolchildren's reception of another visitor - a handicapped boy named Teddy, who was strapped into a wheelchair, wearing a helmet, and barely able to speak. A predicament arose, and the children's response offered Paley the purest evidence of kindness she had ever seen. Recounting ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| SVS
9	Kwanzaa and Me: A Teacher's Story more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist Vivian Paley sets out to discover the truth about the multicultural classroom from those who participate in it. Here are the voices of black teachers and minority parents, immigrant families, a Native American educator, and the children themselves, whose stories mingle with the author's to create a picture of the successes and failures of the ... see all copies from $3.65! new only from $10.28! \| SVS
10	Mollie is Three: Growing Up in School more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley, Michael Cole (Foreword by) add to wishlist 'Paley's vivid and accurate descriptions depict both spontaneous and recurring incidents and outline increasingly complex interactions among the children. Included in the narrative are questions or ideas to challenge the reader to gain more insight and understanding into the motives and conceptualizations of Mollie and other children.'-Karen L. ... see all copies from $2.69! new only from $5.93! \| SVS
11 view cover	Kwanzaa and Me Kwanzaa and Me: A Teacher's Story a Teacher's Story more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist "It's all about dialogue, isn't it?", asks Lorraine, a black third-grade teacher whose story becomes a central motif. And indeed, it is the dialogue that prevails in this book, as parents and teachers learn how they must talk to each other and to their children, if every child is to secure a sense of self in the schoolroom, no matter what the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.59! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Boys and Girls: Superheroes in the Doll Corner more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist In Boys and Girls, Vivian Paley has re-created a year of kindergarten teaching in which she explored the differences in the ways children play and fantasize. see all copies from $7.50! new only from $7.50!
13 view cover	White Teacher: , more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.29! \| first editions
14 view cover	In Mrs. Tully's Room: A Childcare Portrait more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist Watching two-year-old Alex and his toddler classmates act out his one-word "Mama" story, and hearing their teacher muse, "It seems the best reason to tell stories when you are little is to keep Mama in mind," Vivian Paley found herself drawn into a remarkable childcare centre. "In Mrs. Tully's Room" tells the story of the comforting and compelling ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $13.00! \| SVS
15 view cover	Bad Guys Don't Have Birthdays: Fantasy Play at Four more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist Bad guys are not allowed to have birthdays, pick blueberries, or disturb the baby. So say the four-year-olds who announce life's risks and dangers as they play out the school year in Vivian Paley's classroom. Their play is filled with warnings. They invent chaos in order to show that everything is under control. They portray fear to prove that it ... see all copies from $2.86! new only from $8.33! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Thriving in the Multicultural Classroom: Principles and Practices for Effective Teaching more books like this by Mary Dilg, Vivian Gussin Paley (Foreword by) add to wishlist This practical resource aims to help teachers understand and enjoy working with students from different cultural backgrounds. Focusing on the special needs of adolescents, it recommends ways of thinking about curriculum and pedagogy that will enable both teachers and children to thrive. see all copies from $10.31! new only from $22.95! \| SVS
17 view cover	Exploring the Spirituality of Childhood by Vivian Gussin; Wade Paley, Clark Roof; Ward, Jane P. add to wishlist see all copies from $29.80!
18	Starting Small; Teaching Tolerance in Preschool and the Early Grades by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist see all copies from $4.75!
19 view cover	Kwanzaa and Me: A Teacherus Story more books like this by Vivian Gussin Paley add to wishlist Kindergarten teacher Vivian Gussin Paley addresses the issue of the multicultural classroom. She discusses the successes and failures she has seen firsthand, and she draws on the perspectives of teachers, parents, and students. see all copies from $7.00! first editions

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