About this title: 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 community created by the centre's gifted director. In joining Paley on her many visits to this centre, readers see how childcare providers combine teaching ability and emotional responsiveness to help even the smallest children learn words, concepts ...
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Description: Good. 0674006321 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 2003-03-31
ISBN-13:9780674011168ISBN:0674011163
Description: Very Good. Privately owned copy. NOT ex-library. Light edge wear to covers. Binding is tight and spine is uncreased. Clean pages free of writing, marks or tears. Buy with confidence! 100% satisfaction guaranteed. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 2001-10-26
ISBN-13:9780674006324ISBN:0674006321
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Description: Fair. 0674006321 Novel CD NOT INCLUDED. Moderate dirt, wear, wrinkling, or creasing on cover and spine. Good binding. NO apparent loose pages. NO apparent missing pages. May have unnoticed missing pages, as this is a USED book and pages get lost easily. Heavy staining and wrinkling from liquid damage. Does not affect the text. Marker on back cover or bottom edge of book. JG. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date Published: 2003-03-31
ISBN-13:9780674011168ISBN:0674011163
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: HARVARD UNIV PR
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780674011168ISBN:0674011163
Description: New. In Mrs. Tully's Room makes a quiet but powerful case for the pedagogical skill and psychological insight that childcare providers--so often underpaid and undervalued--can bring to their work. It also emphasizes how warm, quasi-familial, even mentorin... read more
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