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ERIC Number: EJ652625
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-0728
To Mars and Then the Zoo!
Yim, Deirdre D.
Young Children, v56 n6 p40-42 Nov 2001
Reflects on experiences of 3- and 4-year-olds after reading "Cat and Alex and the Magic Flying Carpet." Follow-up activities involved children pretending to travel on a magic flying carpet. Notes that children selected locations important in their hearts, minds, and daily lives and that their actions reflected their knowledge of the world, their teamwork, and caring for one another. (KB)
Descriptors: Books, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Curiosity, Early Childhood Education, Educational Practices, Imagination, Learning Activities, Young Children
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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