Exceptional in its currency, global in its cultural reach, Kathleen Berger’s portrait of the scientific investigation of childhood development is derived from her acclaimed bestselling text, The Developing Person through Childhood and Adolescence, offering the same features and media and the same committment to making the current state of child development theory and research accessible to all kinds of students.

In addition to exhaustive updating, this edition is notable for its thorough integration of assessment throughout (learning objectives, assessments after each section, expanded end-of-chapter quizzes) all aligned with national standards.