Product Description
by Danette Littleton (Author), Meryl Sole (Author)
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.
Author Biography
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 earned 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.
