Children's book preferences: Patterns, particulars, and possible implications

Reading Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 309-341

  Boraks, Nancy ^a   Hoffman, Amy ^b   Bauer, David ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85011137768     PISSN: 02702711     EISSN: 15210685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0270271970180401     Document Type: Article

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