{"product_id":"9780935989762","title":"Block Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor engaging children's hands, minds, and imaginations, no tool surpasses blocks.\u003c\/b\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 \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","brand":"National Association for the Education of Young Children","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020215238896,"sku":"9780935989762","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780935989762_p0.jpg?v=1763868322","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780935989762","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}