Exploring Lifespan Development, Fourth Edition, the essentials version of Development Through the Lifespan, Seventh Edition by best-selling author Laura E. Berk, features the same topics, the same number of chapters, and the same outstanding features, with a focus on the most important information and a greater emphasis on practical, real-life applications. The text's up-to-date research, strong multicultural and cross-cultural focus, along with Berk's engaging writing style, will help you carry your learning beyond the classroom and into your personal and professional lives.