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About The Book: Joseph Lee’s 1915 book Play in Education presents play as essential to a child’s development, equating it with serious, purposeful work. He outlines five developmental stages—from infancy to early adolescence—highlighting how play evolves through sensory-motor activity, imaginative role-play, physical games, social bonding, and teamwork. Lee argues that play is not frivolous but a vital, instinctive force that fosters creativity, moral growth, and social learning. By emphasizing its educational value, he challenges traditional views of formal instruction. His work laid the foundation for modern recreation and educational theory, earning him recognition as a key figure in the playground movement. About The Author: Joseph Johnston Lee (1876–1949) was a Scottish journalist, artist, and poet, best known for his vivid portrayals of World War I. Born in Dundee, he worked as a cartoonist, editor, and illustrator before enlisting in the Black Watch in 1914, despite poor health and anti-war sentiments in his community. His powerful war poetry, featured in Ballads of Battle and Work-a-Day Warriors, earned him the nickname "the Black Watch Poet." Captured in 1917, he recorded his experiences as a POW in A Captive in Carlsruhe. A vocal critic of Robert Bridges, Lee is remembered as Scotland’s forgotten war poet. The Title 'Play in Education written/authored/edited by Joseph Lee', published in the year 1915. The ISBN 9789371695688 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 531 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms.