"The seesaw is a machine that goes up and down": Young children's narrative responses to science-related informational text

Early Education and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 412-444

  Mantzicopoulos, Panayota ^a   Patrick, Helen ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953445860     PISSN: 10409289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10409281003701994     Document Type: Article

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