Description: Combining social semiotics with a design-oriented perspective on learning, this book shows how toys and games transform how children learn to understand and act in the world.
Brief description: Theo Van Leeuwen is Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Southern Denmark, Emeritus Professor at the University of Technology, Sydney, and Honorary Professor at the University of New South Wales, Lancaster University and Cardiff University.
Review Quotes:
"An intriguing look into children's toys and games and the underlying views and ideologies
that inform them, their use and their rules." --Arlene Archer, University of Cape Town, South Africa