Skilled and enthusiastic authors, Kail and Cavanaugh bring their expertise in
child development (Kail) and adulthood/aging (Cavanaugh) to bear on the story of
the human lifespan. The authors employ a four-part structure to deliver, in 16
manageable chapters, a streamlined account of childhood, the school years, early
adulthood, and beyond. This structure eliminates the redundancy found in
traditional texts that describe the lifespan in a chronological fashion. As a
result, readers experience an accurate and lively depiction of development that
leaves them with a better sense of the most intriguing, intricate, and universal
experience of humanity...life.