What do children think animals need? developmental trends

Environmental Education Research

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 545-562

  Myers, Olin E ^a   Saunders, Carol D ^b   Garrett, Erik ^c  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKFIELD ZOO   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 29544441012     PISSN: 13504622     EISSN: 14695871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1350462042000291056     Document Type: Article

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