ABSTRACT

This work traces the development of the human figure in children's drawings, showing how children add to and alter their figures as they get older and more skilful. It discusses why children's drawings often seem so bizarre to adults, revealing what these figures tell as about the child's Intelligence Or Emotional Stability.; The Book Is Based In Examples From hundreds of children, but concentrates on a particular set of drawings gathered from one group of children attending a nursery. Also featured are drawings by children with learning difficulties, so that readers may see and learn from the different developmental patterns in the drawing of human figures. Additionally, the book makes comparisons of drawings by children in different cultures.

chapter 1|8 pages

Scribbling

chapter 2|13 pages

Tadpole figures

chapter 3|3 pages

The transitional figure

chapter 4|5 pages

Drawing the body

chapter 5|5 pages

Is there an orderly development?

chapter 6|2 pages

Is development universal?

chapter 7|7 pages

Adapting the conventional figure

chapter 8|1 pages

Segmenting and threading

chapter 9|3 pages

Gender in children's figures

chapter 10|4 pages

Orientation of the figure

chapter 13|12 pages

Children with physical disabilities

chapter 15|22 pages

Giving a helping hand

chapter |3 pages

Amelia Fysh