Anna R. Beresin: The Art of Play

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" vlink="#CC0000" alink="#CC0000"><center><hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade>Play and recess seen from the eyes of children<hr width="350" size="1" align="center" noshade><p><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9781439910931&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><img src="1518_reg.gif" height=200 border=1 vspace=4></p></center><h1>The Art of Play</h1> <H2>Recess and the Practice of Invention</H2> <h3>Anna R. Beresin</h3> <P>cloth 1-4399-1093-6 $89.50, Nov 13, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Not Yet Published Preorder</FONT> <br>paper 1-4399-1094-4 $25.95, Nov 13, <FONT COLOR=#990033>Not Yet Published Preorder</FONT> <br>Electronic Book 1-4399-1095-2 $25.95 <FONT COLOR=#990033>Not Yet Published Preorder</FONT> <BR> 202 pp 6x9 2 tables 127 figures 12 halftones </P><P>What can the art of play teach us about the art of play? Showcasing the paintings of more than one hundred Philadelphia public elementary school children, folklorist Anna Beresin’s innovative book <i>The Art of Play</i>, presents images and stories that illustrate what children do at recess, and how it makes them feel. <P>Beresin provides a nuanced, child-centered discussion of the intersections of play, art, and learning. She describes a widespread institutionalized fear of play and expressive art, and the transformative power of simple materials like chalk and paint. Featuring more than 100 paintings and a dozen surreal photographs of masked children enjoying recess, <i>The Art of Play</i> weaves together the diverse voices of kids and working artists with play scholarship. <P>This book emerged from Recess Access, a servicelearning project that donated chalk, ropes, balls, and hoops to nine schools in different sections of Philadelphia. A portion of the proceeds of <i>The Art of Play</i> will support recess advocacy. <BR> <H2>About the Author(s)</H2> <P><b>Anna R. Beresin</b> is Associate Professor at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Director of Recess Access, and author of <i>Recess Battles: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling</i>.</P> <BR><H2>Subject Categories</H2> <p><A HREF="/tempress/youth.html" TARGET="_top">Youth Studies</a> <BR><A HREF="/tempress/philly.html" TARGET="_top">Philadelphia Region</a> <BR><A HREF="/tempress/education.html" TARGET="_top">Education</a> </p> <p align="center"><a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/ChicagoBook.aspx?ISBN=9781439910931&&PRESS=temple" target="_top">Buy this book!</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">View Cart</a> | <a href="https://cdcshoppingcart.uchicago.edu/Cart/Cart.aspx?PRESS=temple" target="_top">Check Out</a></p><p><font face="Arial" size="1"><a href="copyright.html" onMouseOver="window.status='Web Copyright Policy';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Web Copyright Policy">©</a> 2013 <a href="http://www.temple.edu" target="new" onMouseOver="window.status='Link to Temple University home page';return true;" onMouseOut="window.status=''" title="Link to Temple University home page">Temple University</a>. All Rights Reserved. http://www.temple.edu/tempress/titles/2261_reg.html</font></p>