<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="6.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Byrne,Marci</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Deerr,Kathleen</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Kropp,Lisa G.</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Book a play date: The game of promoting emergent literacy</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">American Libraries</style></secondary-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Early Childhood</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Literacy</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Play</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2003</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">09/2003</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://ezproxy.uky.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/197156962?accountid=11836</style></url></web-urls></urls><number><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></number><publisher><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">American Library Association</style></publisher><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">34</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">42-44</style></pages><isbn><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">00029769</style></isbn><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Byrne et al discuss the importance of play in developing emergent literacy during early childhood. Play is a young childs work and primary learning activity, and the means by which emergent literacy is fostered. Librarians who serve young children and their families have both an opportunity and responsibility to incorporate play into their early childhood offerings, and to teach parents how crucial it is to prekindergartners intellectual development.</style></abstract><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></issue><notes><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Copyright American Library Association Sep 2003; Sep 2003; English; 42-44; Play; Literacy; Children &amp; youth; 197156962; AMLRBN; Chicago; Byrne, Marci; Deerr, Kathleen; Kropp, Lisa G; 424661111; 6318651; 24201; IALI; INODIALI0000280003</style></notes></record></records></xml>