Reading picture books and learning science: Engaging young children with informational text

Theory into Practice

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 269-276

  Mantzicopoulos, Panayota ^a   Patrick, Helen ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84855811138     PISSN: 00405841     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00405841.2011.607372     Document Type: Article

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