Nonfiction texts for young readers

The Texts in Elementary Classrooms

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 111-128

  Duke, Nell K ^a   Tower, Cathy ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78649329579     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781410611086     Document Type: Chapter

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