Who's Calling the Shots: How to Respond Effectively to Children's Fascination with War Play and War Toys
By Nancy Carlsson-Paige and Diane Levin. New Society Publishers, Philadelphia, 1990. $17.95
Using interviews with parents and teachers, and detailed observations of children at play, Who's Calling the Shots? offers educators a wealth of suggestions, practical ideas and resources for helping children reclaim imaginative play, avoid rigid gender and racial stereotypes, resist consumerism, and develop skills for playing and living less violently.
This book can be ordered directly through New Society Publishers, or through the Center for Media Literacy Web site.