Beautiful Stuff: Learning with Found Materials was inspired by educational practices in Reggio Emilia, Italy. This book by Cathy Topal and Lella Gandini focuses on process rather than product. Chapters cover collecting and organizing materials, stimulating thoughts about design, reflecting upon and extending work, and more. Several sorting and categorizing activities are presented, along with individual and group projects and constructions. ISBN: 978-08719-2388-2, 105 pages, softcover, grades PreK–2