{"product_id":"9789814405799","title":"Singapore Childhood: Our Stories Then And Now: Our Stories Then and Now","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe political, economic and social changes that have occurred over the past 60 years have shaped and transformed the childhood of children in Singapore. This book explores this transformation through anecdotes and memories through interviews with individuals hailing from different races and age groups, together with related archived materials from different sources. The components of childhood — birth, home, play, school, health and welfare — are revisited so as to provide useful insights about the past to young readers and at the same time serve as a nostalgic read for older readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a simple and accessible manner and filled with numerous photographs and specially commissioned cartoons, this book will be of interest to anyone who is interested in knowing about childhood as it was and is being experienced in Singapore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is also available in Chinese.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanging Times, Changing Childhoods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHere Comes the Baby: Pregnancy, Birth Customs and Baby Celebrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBringing Up Children: Childcare and Home Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom Marbles to Media Gaming: Play, Pleasure and Leisure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOf ABCs and 123s: How Singapore Children Studied and Learned\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eKoyok\u003c\/i\u003e to Clinic: Sixty Years of Children's Health\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Their Best Interest: From Welfare to Well-being\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReadership: \u003c\/b\u003eReaders who are interested in knowing more about how childhood was and is being experienced in Singapore.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137167343856,"sku":"9789814405799","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9789814405799_p0.jpg?v=1763690914","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9789814405799","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}