Carol Garhart Mooney

About the Author:

Carol Garhart Mooney has been an early childhood educator for more tha forty years. She is the author of Theories of Childhood: An Introduction to Dewey, Montessori, Erikson, Piaget, and Vygotsky; Theories of Attachement: An Introduction to Bowlfy, Ainsworth, Gerber, Brazelton, Kennell, and Klaus; and Use Your Words: How Teacher Talk Helps Children Learn. Carol has received the Distiguished Faculty Award for teaching at Granite State College, and was twice named Early Educator of the Year. She won NH Press Woman's Awards for Family Pages writing and is a past president of NHAEYC. She lives in Dover, New Hampshire.

Carol Garhart Mooney 's Books

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  • Theories of Childhood, Revised and Expanded Third Edition: An Introduction of Foundational Early Childhood Theorists
    Theories of Childhood, Revised and Expanded Third Edition: An Introduction of Foundational Early Childhood Theorists

    Authors: Carol Garhart Mooney, Erin Mooney Martin

    Product Code:
    548500 (Softbound)
    ISBN:
    978-1-60554-850-0 (Softbound)
    Available: January 15, 2026

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    This best-selling resource provides clear, straightforward introductions to the foundational theories of John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, Lev Vygotsky, and Janice E. Hale, as well as discussion of attachment theory.

    $32.95  
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  • Teorias sobre la infancia, segunda edicion (Theories of Childhood 2nd Edition)
    Teorias sobre la infancia, segunda edicion (Theories of Childhood 2nd Edition)

    Author: Carol Garhart Mooney

    Product Code:
    546711 (Softbound)
    546728 (e-book)
    ISBN:
    978-1-60554-671-1 (Softbound)
    978-1-60554-672-8 (e-book)

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    Published by Redleaf Press New Product Free sample chapter

    Theories of Childhood is used in colleges across the country and in thirteen countries around the world. Now, for the first-time Spanish speakers will be able to examine the work of five groundbreaking education theorists—John Dewey, Maria Montessori, Erik Erikson, Jean Piaget, and Lev Vygotsky—in relation to early childhood in their native language.   

    Softbound, 144 pgs.

    $25.95  
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  • Choose Your Words: Communicating with Young Children, Second Edition
    Choose Your Words: Communicating with Young Children, Second Edition

    Author: Carol Garhart Mooney

    Product Code:
    545264 (Softbound)
    545271 (e-book)
    ISBN:
    978-1-60554-526-4 (Softbound)
    978-1-60554-527-1 (e-book)
    Age Focus: 2-5

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    Published by Redleaf Press New Product Free sample chapter

    Teachers support cognitive development through meaningful classroom conversations. This updated edition examines adult communication and its influence on children’s behavior and learning. Transform the language you use in the classroom to support language learning, connect words to actions, and develop clear communication practices.

    Age focus: 2–5. Softbound, 168 pgs.

    $22.95  
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