Block Parties examines young children’s spatial development through the lens of emergent STEAM thinking. This book explores the physical and psychological tools that children use when they engage in constructive free play, and how these tools contribute to and shape the constructions they produce. Providing readers with the tools and understanding necessary to develop children’s spatial sense through the domains of mapping and architecture, this cutting-edge volume lays the groundwork for both cognitive development and early childhood specialists and educators to develop more robust models of STEAM-related curriculum that span the early years through to adolescence.

The euro was introduced in January 1999. This report tackles the legal, IT and practical issues concerning Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) head on. It includes precedent clauses for IT contracts, swap agreements and loan agreements, as well as a checklist of major points to consider such as payments, redenomination and accounting. The text includes contributions from specialists and provides a commentary on the commercial implications that EMU will hold for companies and business, including: contractual issues; tax issues; accounting aspects; share issues and capital markets; loan agreements (continuity of contracts clauses); and IT specifications.