Review of Research: “A Metaphor is Pinning Air to the Wall”: A Literature Review of the Child's Use of Metaphor

Childhood Education

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 96-99

  Wilson, Sandip Lee Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 84967245656     PISSN: 00094056     EISSN: 21620725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00094056.2001.10521639     Document Type: Article

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