New Releases by MARY BEARD

A great deal of interest has been aroused in Piaget''s observations of children''s thinking, but difficulty is commonly experienced in reading his books because the style is involved and the specialised vocabulary he invented is not readily understood. This book is the first attempt to provide a concise and simple outline of the whole developmental psychology from birth to adolescence. It includes accounts of the organization of actions and perceptions in infancy, the development of the capacity to represent one thing by another and to direct actions by language in early childhood, the acquisition of the variety of concepts studied by Piaget and his collaborators and the development of logical thinking. Some of Piaget''s vocabulary is incorporated but it is defined and a glossary is provided to facilitate the reading of the original. The main periods of development which Piaget believes that each child passes through are described in some detail and his findings are discussed. The implications for teachers of all age-groups are considered but some limitations in the investigations are noted and suggestions are made for further research. -- Back cover.

Partindo de uma visita ao Museu Britânico e às ruínas de um templo da Grécia arcaica, os autores reinventam o significado da Antiguidade para nossa época - da Arcádia ao Coliseu, de Homero a Asterix , trata-se, como revela o texto, do ''maior espetáculo da Terra''. O leitor não encontrará neste livro uma história resumida da Grécia e de Roma, mas uma nova e interessante visão do que é o clássico.