Why the Wild Things Are Animals in the Lives of Children |
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| Author:
| Melson, Gail F. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-04092-2 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $55.00USD $32.00 |
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.