EDUCATION

Let the Children Play: Why More Play Will Save Our Schools and Help Children Thrive

by Pasi Sahlberg & William Doyle
Oxford Univ. Aug. 2019. 472p. notes. index. ISBN 9780190930967. $24.95. ED
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Finnish educator Sahlberg and TV producer and author Doyle, both parents of young children, focus on the importance of play: specifically, self-directed outdoor play. The
VERDICT An excellent offering for parent activists, education students, and school administrators.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Safford, Boxford Town Lib., MA , Jun 27, 2019
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