Discovering Child DevelopmentCengage Learning is pleased to welcome the author team of Carol Lynn Martin and Richard Fabes, and to offer their Discovering Child Development in a new edition aligned with our robust technology program. With targeted pedagogy, an unsurpassed illustration program that appeals to visual learners, and an emphasis on linking critical thinking about the issues to the real world, this text is ideally structured for chronological child development courses. The authors demonstrate the ways in which people, contexts, and experiences affect development, and why this stage of life is so unique. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version. |
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Contents
| 1 | |
Prenatal and Neonatal Development | 61 |
Infant and Toddler Development | 129 |
Early Childhood Development | 243 |
Late Childhood Development | 339 |
Adolescence | 443 |
Glossary | 554 |
References | 560 |
Name Index | 631 |
| 641 | |
Credits | 652 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Discovering Child Development |
| Authors | Carol Lynn Martin, Richard Fabes |
| Edition | 2 |
| Publisher | Cengage Learning, 2008 |
| ISBN | 1111808112, 9781111808112 |
| Length | 688 pages |
| Subjects | › Psychology / General |
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