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title: "Whole Child, The: Developmental Education for the Early Years"
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# Creative & emotional growth focus Comprehensive developmental domains Research-backed teaching methods Whole Child, The: Developmental Education for the Early Years

**Price:** € 332.15
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## Summary

> 📖 Unlock the full potential of every child with the ultimate guide to early years mastery!

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- **What is this?** Whole Child, The: Developmental Education for the Early Years
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## Key Features

- • **Holistic Child Development:** Addresses emotional, social, physical, creative, and cognitive growth for a well-rounded approach.
- • **Research-Driven & Practical:** Combines cutting-edge developmental research with hands-on teaching strategies.
- • **Accessible & Engaging Format:** Rich visuals, charts, and clear language make complex concepts easy to grasp.
- • **Trusted Resource for Educators:** Highly rated and widely recommended for early childhood education professionals.
- • **Emergent Curriculum & Intentional Teaching:** Empowers educators with adaptable, student-centered learning frameworks.

## Overview

The Whole Child, 10th Edition by Weissman and Hendrick is a practical, research-based textbook that explores comprehensive developmental education for children from infancy to age 8. It emphasizes nurturing all aspects of a child's growth—emotional, social, physical, creative, and cognitive—through emergent curriculum and intentional teaching methods, making it an essential resource for aspiring and current early childhood educators.

## Description

The Whole Child, 10/e , written in a warm and engaging style by Patricia Weissman and Joanne Hendrick,is a complete, practical, and hands-on book that uses a developmental domain approach to educate readers about young children from infancy through age 8. The authors believe that physical and emotional health are fundamental to the well-being of children and provide practical methods and materials that address the entire individual, not just curriculum topics. This text focuses on the "whole child" and what he/she needs from the learning environment in order to thrive. It pictures the child as being made up of "selves" - emotional, social, physical, creative, and cognitive...examines each of those selves in turn in separate chapters...and recommends methods and materials for enhancing growth in each area. This popular text is unique in that it combines a practical, realistic approach with a firm foundation in pertinent research topics. With an emphasis on emergent curriculum, intentional teaching, and the Reggio approach, students learn about quality teaching in a way that is accessible and encouraging to the novice teacher and presented to the reader in such a way that encourages linkage between theory and practice.

Review: great textbook - I bought this as a textbook for a college class. This book is an easy read. Lots of pictures, tables, and charts. Makes it nice to follow, not a dull textbook at all. I would highly recommend it!
Review: Affordable fast - I loved being able to rent this book & have paid return. Thank you

## Features

- Used Book in Good Condition

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,043,320 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #717 in Elementary Education #2,288 in Early Childhood Education |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 216 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ great textbook
*by K***S on May 10, 2014*

I bought this as a textbook for a college class. This book is an easy read. Lots of pictures, tables, and charts. Makes it nice to follow, not a dull textbook at all. I would highly recommend it!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Affordable fast
*by J***R on December 23, 2019*

I loved being able to rent this book & have paid return. Thank you

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 stars
*by A***R on October 11, 2015*

It was a great textbook and just what I needed for my course. I also received it quickly. I would order from this seller again.

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*Last updated: 2026-07-22*