Children's choices for recreational reading: A three-part investigation of selection preferences, rationales, and processes

Journal of Literacy Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-104

  Mohr, Kathleen A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 33745612113     PISSN: 1086296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15548430jlr3801_4     Document Type: Review

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