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2018
Volume 102, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0360-9170
  • E-ISSN: 1943-2402

Abstract

Using literacies of the body and critical literacy lenses, this article examines an author visit and possibilities for centering the body in text-based discussions with children.

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