Author Description

This brief, paperbound version of Berk's Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Fourth Edition, covers the prenatal through middle childhood years (0-8). Containing the complete chapters 1-13 of Laura Berk's full-length book, this book brings Berk's trademark scholarship and readability to the subject of chronological child development. With a heightened emphasis on the interplay between biology and environment, and stronger focus on education (both at home and at school) and social policy as critical pieces of the dynamic system in which the child develops, Berk pays meticulous attention to the most recent scholarship in the field. Creating stronger connections between domains of development, Berk has expanded her coverage of culture, enhanced attention to emotional development, and updated cognitive, biological, and social development. For educators, parents, or anyone interested in child development.