Selecting books for children birth through four: A developmental approach

Early Childhood Education Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 489-494

  Dwyer, Julie ^a   Neuman, Susan B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement; Book reading; Caregiver; Children's literature; Development; Knowledge; Literacy; Parents; Storybook; Vocabulary; Young children

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649128227     PISSN: 10823301     EISSN: 15731707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10643-008-0236-5     Document Type: Article

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