Why the Wild Things Are Animals in the Lives of Children |
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Author:
| Melson, Gail F. |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-01752-8 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2005 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $55.95 |
Book Description:
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Melson examines children's many connections to animals and to explore their developmental significance. She looks not only at the therapeutic power of pet-owning for children with handicaps, but also the ways in which zoo and farm animals, and even certain TV characters, become confidants or teachers for children--and sometimes, their victims.
Melson examines children's many connections to animals and to explore their developmental significance. She looks not only at the therapeutic power of pet-owning for children with handicaps, but also the ways in which zoo and farm animals, and even certain TV characters, become confidants or teachers for children--and sometimes, their victims.