{"product_id":"vintage-partial-childcraft-orange-and-56927","title":"Vintage Set of 2 Orange Childcraft Books, 1947","description":"\u003cp\u003eVolume Nine: The Growing Child \/ Volume Eleven: Ways of Learning\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo volumes from the Quarrie Corporation's fourteen-volume Childcraft series, published in 1947, the final and most complete edition before the series was acquired by Field Enterprises.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildcraft was one of the landmark mid-century home reference sets for parents and educators, bringing together contributions from leading child development specialists, pediatricians, and education professors of the era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Growing Child traces development from infancy through adolescence, with chapters by contributors from Columbia University's Teachers College and other institutions of the period. Topics span the baby's first year, the toddler, preschool and grade school stages, preadolescence, siblings, adopted children, illness, and family life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWays of Learning addresses the school-age child from the classroom angle, with chapters on reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic, music, art, science, and home-school cooperation, each written by a named specialist in that field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe burnt orange cloth boards with black spine labels and gold and silver striping are in good matched condition. Some light wear to the boards consistent with age. Interiors are clean with bright pages.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pretty Old Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50717368090914,"sku":"4427656927","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0106\/0709\/9951\/files\/IMG_2821.jpg?v=1774636793","url":"https:\/\/prettyoldbooks.com\/products\/vintage-partial-childcraft-orange-and-56927","provider":"Pretty Old Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}