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This beautiful book invites you to enter the spiritual world of children as a traveler, whisperer, and protector of their experiences of wonder, awe, and enchantment.
List of contents
Introduction; 1. The Wondering Child; 2. The Spiritual Child; 3. The Natural Child; 4. The Mystical Child; 5. Framing Portraits; 6. Pilgrimage; 7. One With God; 8. Children of Faith; 9. Peace in Search of Makers; 10. Seeking God; 11. The Mystery of God; 12. Spiritual Engagements: Activities and Experience; 13. Spiritual Sojourners.
About the author
Danette Littleton earned a Ph.D. at the University of Texas-Austin. She is a retired professor of music education and a former music teacher for children in elementary and preschool. Research studies on children's spontaneous play with music were presented at national and international conferences and universities. Her work is published in journals, book chapters, papers, and the books
When Music Goes to School: Perspectives on Learning and Teaching and
Knowing the Children We Teach: Essays on Music Learning (with co-author Meryl Sole), and children's books,
Side by Side: A Friendship in Black and White and
Side by Side With New Friends.
Meryl Sole received an Ed.D. from Teacher's College, Columbia University. Musical studies in music history, theory, and French horn performance prepared her for a career in higher education, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in music education at New York University and Teacher's College, Columbia University. Her research focuses on early childhood music development, toddlers' spontaneous crib songs, and musical parenting. Her work was presented at numerous national and international conferences and published in
Psychology of Music and the
Oxford Handbook of Early Childhood Music Learning and Development. She co-authored
Knowing the Children We Teach with Danette Littleton.
