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Young children’s environmental judgement and its relationship with their understanding of the concept of living things

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|Mar 2017

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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 10
Submitted on: Aug 23, 2016
Accepted on: Jan 5, 2017
Published on: Mar 30, 2017
Published by: University of Silesia in Katowice, Faculty of Natural Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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