{"product_id":"the-block-book-9780935989762","title":"The Block Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor engaging children's hands, minds, and imaginations, no tool surpasses blocks.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngrossed in building with blocks, the child is a mathematician, scientist, architect. stage designer, and storyteller. And as children build together, they stretch and grow as problem solvers and collaborators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Block Book\u003c\/i\u003e was the first comprehensive book to explore the values and uses of unit blocks for extending children's growth and development. Using blocks builds self-confidence, enhances social skill, facilitates vocabulary development, and it stimulates eye-hand-body coordination, which are so important for the development of reading skills. As they build with blocks, children discover, invent, imagine, and construct a fuller understanding of their world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, a classic in early childhood education, has been expanded and updated so that teachers and parents can discover exciting possibilities for the effective use of blocks. The time-tested understandings that have made \u003ci\u003eThe Block Book\u003c\/i\u003e a classic are still here, refined and extended with new material that makes the third edition better than ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisabeth S. Hirsch, Ph.D.\u003c\/b\u003e, was a teacher of preschoolers in independent private schools and parent cooperatives for many years. She was director of a parent cooperative and a day care center.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"National Association for the Education of You","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641410425106,"sku":"9780935989762","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ce8176b7-d341-493c-82b5-88d3500c806b.jpg?v=1733015351","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-block-book-9780935989762","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}