Young Children's Ideas about the Earth in Space;Les idees des jeunes enfants sur la terre dans 1'espace;Las ideas de los ninos sobre la tierra en el espacio

International Journal of Early Years Education

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-172

  Sharp, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33645707525     PISSN: 09669760     EISSN: 14698463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0966976990070204     Document Type: Article

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