Drawing, like music or writing, is a demanding skill with its own specific set of techniques. In the West, where it is often taught as a form of self-expression, many children give up before they have even started... Acknowledgments, A Note on Gender, Introduction, Children's First Pictures, What Do the Lines Stand For?, The Emergence of the Human Figure, Developing the Human Figure, The Diagnostic Use of Children's Drawings, Recognizable Objects, Objects Inside or Behind Other Objects, Organizing the Scene, Copy Cat!, Exceptional Children, How We Can Help, Bibliography, General Index, Name Index.