1. How I learned to appreciate opera

   • Mary Renck Jalongo

   Editorial: On Behalf of Children Pages: 211 - 212

2. Music teaches children about themselves and others

   • Betsy L. Nichols
   • Alice S. Honig

   OriginalPaper Pages: 213 - 216

3. Project friends: A multi-age learning community

   • Diane Adams
   • Carlene Harmon
   • Linda Lamme

   OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 221

4. Sharing centers: An alternative approach to show and tell

   • Kathleen Dailey

   OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 227

5. Understanding and supporting adoptive families

   • Judith E. Stroud
   • James C. Stroud
   • Lynn M. Staley

   OriginalPaper Pages: 229 - 234

6. Toy safety and selection

   • Satomi Izumi Taylor
   • Vivian Gunn Morris
   • Cosby Steele Rogers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 238

7. Using tangrams to teach geometry to young children

   • Gerry Bohning
   • Jody Kosack Althouse

   OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 242

8. The role of sweeteners in the diet of young children

   • LuAnn Soliah
   • Janelle Walter
   • Bernadette Haschke

   OriginalPaper Pages: 243 - 247

9. Baby business

   • Pauline Davey Zeece

   Books for Children Pages: 249 - 252

10. Young children using computers to make discoveries about written language

    • Wynne A. Shilling

    Computers and Young Children Pages: 253 - 259

11. Professionalism in early care and education

    • Rick Caulfield

    Infants and Toddlers Pages: 261 - 263

12. Negotiating the challenges of the “survival” stage of professional development

    • Nancy Baptiste
    • Marilyn Sheerer

    Professional Development: Always Growing and Learning Pages: 265 - 267

13. On board early: Building strong family-school relations

    • Kevin J. Swick
    • Rolf Grafwallner
    • Nancy Gardner

    Working with Families Pages: 269 - 273