Schwartz is well known for her numerous articles on teaching mathematics to young children. She draws on her experiences as an early childhood teacher to give valuable insights into preschoolers' perspectives, interests, and abilities. The chapters on games and the integration of mathematics with other disciplines and classroom routines are useful to anyone planning for or teaching in an early childhood program. Schwartz views mathematics as important but argues that it should be introduced, used, and practiced in contexts meaningful to the young child. Two chapters attend specifically to mathematical learning, one on number concepts and skills, the other on geometry and measurement. The recommended readings are helpful, but there are important ideas about young children's understanding of numbers, their struggles with tens and ones, and what is known about types of simple word problems that do not appear in the text. While primary teachers will find valuable ideas, both preschool and primary teachers will need other sources to find the range and clarity of mathematical ideas needed….Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and practitioners.

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