“Wonderful… an excellent resource and activity guide for children ages one through twelve.”—Rebecca Shore, Baby Teacher: Nurturing Neural Networks from Birth to Age Five
“More than 35 years ago, Marian Diamond, a distinguished neuroanatomist in Berkeley, was part of a University of California research team whose imaginative experiments yielded a wealth of insights into rat behavior—and later into the plasticity of the growing human brain. A consequence of that groundbreaking research, and much that followed, is this remarkable book—both a guide for perplexed parents and an absorbing tale of scientific discovery. Its provocative subtitle offers a promise that the authors fulfill abundantly.”—David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle
“Diamond and Hopson bring hard science up to the standards of common sense… Diamond, a researcher at UC-Berkeley, and science journalist Hopson bring a clear and steady gaze to material that could have overwhelmed less able writers. The valuable nearly 100-page resource guide includes extensive lists of recommended books and toys for children grouped by age level and by gender.”—Publishers Weekly
Magic Trees of the MindPrologue and Acknowledgments
Introduction: Experience Is the Best Sculptor
1: Trees That Grow So Fair: Neural Forests of the Mind
2: An Enchanted Thing: The Brain’s Network of Connections
3: Feed My Brain: Influences in the Womb
An Enrichment Program for the Unborn Child
4: Dreaming Eyes of Wonder: Nurturing the Very Young
An Enrichment Program for Babies and Toddlers
5: These Become Part of the Child: Stimulating the Mind in the Preschool Years
An Enrichment Program for Preschool Children
6: Letting the Future In: The Power Of Experience in Middle Childhood
An Enrichment Program for Grade School Children
7: Plant Another Tree: Continuing Mental Development in Adolescence
An Enrichment Program for Teenagers
8: Learning Not by Chance: Enrichment in the Classroom
9: As Morning Shows the Day: How Social Factors Shape Future Minds
Resource Guide: Additional Tools for Enrichment
Articles / Books / Organizations / On-line Resources / Catalogs and Commercial Sources / Parent-Recommended Enrichment Tools
Notes
Index
