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ERIC Number: EJ388678
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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A Book and a Friendship to Cherish.
Watt, Anne S.
Reading Teacher, v42 n9 p712-13 May 1989
Relates how a child's love of Yoko Kawashima Watkins's book, So Far from the Bamboo Grove led to a friendship with Watkins. Considers the repercussions of this friendship on the child's reading motivation and development. (MM)
Descriptors: Adult Child Relationship, Child Development, Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Reading Interests, Recreational Reading
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Author Reader Relationship; Childhood Experiences; Reading Motivation; So Far from the Bamboo Grove; Watkins (Yoko Kawashima)