Project Gutenberg 2014-06-27 Public domain in the USA. 95 Macbeth, Ann 19007891 The Playwork Book Produced by Giovanni Fini, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Playwork Book" by Ann Macbeth is a instructional guide written in the early 20th century. This book focuses on creative play, detailing various projects that children can undertake using simple materials to foster their imaginative capabilities. The content emphasizes the importance of play and creativity in childhood development, advocating for independent and constructive play rather than passive consumption of manufactured toys. The opening of the book introduces the concept that within every adult lies an inner child that thrives on creativity and simplicity. Macbeth eloquently discusses how children's play experiences shape their creativity and ability to create rather than just consume. She advocates for fostering independence in children, encouraging them to develop their abilities through hands-on projects. The opening sets the stage for a collection of craft ideas, teaching children to make toys and items from readily available materials, ultimately aiming to preserve the joyful spirit of play that is essential for fostering a creative mind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46108/46108-h/images/cover.jpg en Toys LB Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Teaching & Education 193808 193825 2024-09-19T09:51:45.808966 2023-09-20T06:09:55.269583 text/html text/html 189619 2014-06-27T06:52:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1216536 2014-06-27T06:52:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1383355 2024-09-19T09:51:50.779935 application/epub+zip 1383110 2024-09-19T09:51:46.791938 application/epub+zip 134792 2024-09-19T09:51:46.290943 application/epub+zip 1481058 2024-09-19T09:51:53.903915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1417759 2024-09-19T09:51:50.117903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 180446 2022-09-21T04:12:11.051084 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143670 143466 2024-09-19T09:51:45.060968 2023-09-20T06:09:54.628563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 143480 2014-06-27T06:52:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 49980 2014-06-27T06:52:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17756 2024-09-19T09:51:54.034887 application/rdf+xml 20830 2024-09-19T09:51:46.389932 image/jpeg 2625 2024-09-19T09:51:46.340928 image/jpeg 1272672 2024-09-19T09:51:45.990951 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog