The Boy on the Beach: Building Community through Play by Vivian Gussin Paley

The Boy on the Beach: Building Community through Play

Vivian Gussin Paley

104 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction education play emotional reflective slow-paced

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Four-year-old Eli plays alone at the shore, inventing dramas out of sand and water. He is Builder, Fireman, Protector, and Scout, overcoming waves and conquering monsters. Enter Marianne and doll, Mother and Baby, eager to redefine Eli as a good f...

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