Learning and Teaching in the Early Years provides a comprehensive, contemporary and practical introduction to early childhood teaching in Australia. A strong focus on the links between theory, policy and practice firmly aligns this text with the Early Years Learning Framework. Written for students of early childhood programs, this book covers learning and development, as well as professional practice in teaching children from birth to eight years. In recognition of the evolving role of edu...

Pre-school children have fundamentally different attitudes towards the future and attendant notions of time and space. For this reason, early childhood professionals are optimally placed to lay important foundations for young children's long term development. Children's flexibility of thought, their positive and constructive outlook on life, their sense of the continuity of time, their creativity and imagination, and their sense of personal connection with time and the future, are all qual...

PJ Mouse, an adorable little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along thte way.Come join PJ on this, his third adventure, in jolly olde England as he, his new pal Star Bear, Emily and the family visit their cousins. Discover why PJ finds simple things like bike rides and car rides a little too entertaining all of a sudden, wh...

PJ Mouse, an adorable little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along thte way.Come join PJ on this, his third adventure, in jolly olde England as he, his new pal Star Bear, Emily and the family visit their cousins. Discover why PJ finds simple things like bike rides and car rides a little too entertaining all of a sudden, wh...

PJ Mouse, an adorble little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along the way!Come join PJ on this, his fourth adventure, in New Zealand. PJ discovers that New Zealand is full of wild and exciting places - sometimes a little too exciting for a timid mouse such as hmself. Discover whether PJ manages to excape from the bubbling ...

PJ Mouse, an adorble little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along the way!Come join PJ on this, his fourth adventure, in New Zealand. PJ discovers that New Zealand is full of wild and exciting places - sometimes a little too exciting for a timid mouse such as hmself. Discover whether PJ manages to excape from the bubbling ...

Come explore Queensland with me! From PJ MousePJ Mouse, an adorable little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along the way!Come join PJ on this, his second adventure, along the coast of Queensland, as he snorkels at the Great Barrier Reef, chats with a Loggerhead turtle in the midst of a gre...

Come explore Queensland with me! From PJ MousePJ Mouse, an adorable little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along the way!Come join PJ on this, his second adventure, along the coast of Queensland, as he snorkels at the Great Barrier Reef, chats with a Loggerhead turtle in the midst of a gre...

PJ Mouse, an adorable little, stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along the way...and in this case, maybe a bit of history as well.Come join PJ on this, his fifth adventure, en Italia, as he races chariots in Rome, gets rescued by a Gondolier in Venice, walks one of the first roads ever made, learns to do somersaults down some...

PJ Mouse, an adorable little, stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world - discovering exciting new places, people, and animals along the way...and in this case, maybe a bit of history as well.Come join PJ on this, his fifth adventure, en Italia, as he races chariots in Rome, gets rescued by a Gondolier in Venice, walks one of the first roads ever made, learns to do somersaults down some...

PJ Mouse, an adorable little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world. Join PJ on his first adventure across Canada as he hikes on a glacier, finds a salt lake in the prairies, and walks on the ocean floor in Nova Scotia. Upon returning to his new home PJ meets the family pet...a very large CAT! "Oh fiddlesticks, don't cats usually like mice as a small snack?"These books are d...

PJ Mouse, an adorable little stuffed animal, was lost and alone until young Emily heard his cries for help. Now, along with his new family, PJ gets to travel the world. Join PJ on his first adventure across Canada as he hikes on a glacier, finds a salt lake in the prairies, and walks on the ocean floor in Nova Scotia. Upon returning to his new home PJ meets the family pet...a very large CAT! "Oh fiddlesticks, don't cats usually like mice as a small snack?"These books are d...