Laura E. BerkChild DevelopmentEighth Edition20th Anniversary YearThe Cutting-Edge StandardRead by more than half a million students worldwide!Berk’s Child Development has been the standard for twenty years. Now, this twentieth-anniversary edition builds on its long and successful history with the most cutting-edge research, pedagogy, and supplements package available! Laura Berk has taught thousands of students with diverse majors, future goals, interests, and needs. Her work is continually at the forefront of changes in the field. The eighth edition includes the most up-to-date scholarship while retaining all of the hallmark features for which Laura Berk’s texts are known–unique story-telling, practical applications, meticulous research, and much more!“This text is my favorite in the field and I plan to continue to use it. The book is current, accurate, comprehensive, balanced, and well written.”–Rebecca Bigler, University of Texas at Austin“Berk's Child Development has a long-standing reputation as a strong text for developmental courses; students always rate it highly; and the text and graphics are a pleasure to read and view.”–Doug Symons, Acadia University, Canada“The overall organization and coverage of Berk’s text are excellent. The chapters cohere and interweave quite nicely. . . . I like all the features used throughout the text, [and] each edition of Child Development features cutting-edge material.”–John Gibbs, Ohio State University“Berk has always done an admirable job of covering the essentials and adhering to the latest research on each and every topic. . . . [She] has a gift for summarizing a great deal of the most relevant research and still making it accessible to students.”–David Nelson, Brigham Young University“The overall organization of the material is excellent; it is clear and logical.”–Lorinda Camparo, Whittier College“I loved the [diversity and multi-cultural issues] sections–they were among my favorites because I felt I really learned something.”–Scott P. Johnson, New York University“. . . I enjoy teaching with this book. . . . I have used this textbook for many years and find the coverage most appropriate, including the balance between theory, research, and practical issues.”–Cecilia Wainryb, University of Utah“This is a great book from which to teach. . . . [T]he material is well organized, and I like the developmental approach that is taken within each of the main topics. . . . Berk has addressed the most important issues, trends, and cutting-edge topics very well.”–Nina Howe, Concordia University, Canada