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Katherine Nelson. Young minds in social worlds: Experience, meaning, and memory. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2007. Pp. 303. ISBN 0-674-02335-8.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Sarah Roseberry
Affiliation:
Temple University
Tilbe Göksun
Affiliation:
Temple University
Kathy Hirsh-Pasek
Affiliation:
Temple University

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