TY - BOOK AU - Pelo, Ann. TI - The language of Art: inquiry-based studio practices in early childhood settings SN - 9781929610990 U1 - 372.5 PEL PY - 2007/// CY - St. Paul, MN PB - Redleaf Press KW - Art -- KW - Study and teaching (Early childhood) KW - Reggio Emilia approach (Early childhood education) N2 - Advocating practices backed by a strong theoretical framework, [this book] provides: advice on setting up a studio space for art and inquiry in your early childhood classroom or family child care home ; fifteen studio explorations on topics such as texture, color, and sculpting, designed to help children begin to develop fluency in art ; suggestions for documenting children's developing fluency with art media and its use in inquiry ; guidelines, with illustrative stories, for using a child's newfound ability as a tool for investigation" ER -