By Doris Bergen and Michael Woodin (Routledge, from £31.50)
A meaty tome providing students, early years leaders and psychologists with a brief, readable distillation of the most up-to-date research on brain development. Includes a chapter on understanding the brain and case studies to illustrate the implications of this research in the educational sphere. Written by a US psychologist and a neuropsychologist, three chapters are devoted to brain development from prenatal to pre-school age.
