The Stories Children Tell: Making Sense of the Narratives of Childhood
- ISBN-10
- 0716723824
- ISBN-13
- 9780716723820
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 244
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Susan Engel
Description
A developmental psychologist examines storytelling as an essential form of expression for children which enables them to interpret their own experiences and communicate their view of the world
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- 1995-01-15
- 250 pages
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