The interplay of play and narrative in children's development: Theoreticalreflections and concrete examples

Play and Development: Evolutionary, Sociocultural, and Functional Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 247-273

  Nicolopoulou, Ageliki ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203936511     Document Type: Chapter

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