Child Development, Third Canadian Edition [Hardcover]

“This is a great book from which to teach…[it] covers a great deal of territory and is very comprehensive. .. the material is well organized and I like the developmental approach that is taken within each of the main topics. Berk has addressed the most important issues, trends and cutting edge topics very well. The research is relevant, current, accurate and well-integrated in the text. Berk does an excellent job of cross referencing information across the text and there is also a nice integration of appropriate statistics and graphs to explain various findings.”

- Nina Howe, Concordia University, Canada

"I remember having Laura Berk's text on Child Development in my own undergraduate class. I thoroughly enjoyed the text then, walking away with a deeper appreciation of child development. Reading the latest version just confirms my original view of the text, and having devoted my graduate and professional life to the study of developmental issues, I find the text to be nuanced, engaging and stimulating."

- Geoff Navara, Trent University, Canada

“This text is my favorite in the field and I plan to continue to use it. The book is current, accurate, comprehensive, balanced, and well written.”

- Rebecca Bigler, University of Texas at Austin

“Each chapter opens with an appealing, almost personal invitation to explore that chapter’s content. I like all the features used throughout the text. The text is multicultural without losing sight of the universals in child development.”

- John Gibbs, Ohio State University

“Berk has a long-standing reputation as a strong text for developmental courses, students always rate it highly, and the text and graphics are a pleasure to read and view...The text has given multicultural examples from other countries including non-Western ones, and not just cultural groups within the U.S.”

- Doug Symons, Acadia University, Canada

 Long considered THE standard text in child development, the Third Canadian Edition of this best-selling topical approach to child development continues its tradition of being the most current and comprehensive text available.

Laura Berk, renowned professor and researcher in the field of child development, has revised her Child Development text, adding new pedagogy, a heightened emphasis on the interplay between biology and environment, expanded coverage of culture, and an enhanced focus on education, health, and social issues, including many social policy topics addressed throughout the text.

Laura Berk is continually abreast of changes in the field.  For this new edition, Prof. Berk consulted with Canadian contributor William Roberts, of Thompson Rivers University, to offer a comprehensive and integrated North American edition.

Interwoven throughout you will find important Canadian and international research, comparative global statistics, and explorations into social policy initiatives on important current issues.

*Also available with this edition on request (at no extra charge), MyDevelopmentLab with The Virtual Child. Go to www.mydevelopmentlab.com for a tour.