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Reexamining the Issue of Authenticity in Picture Books

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  1. Assistant Professor of Education at Georgia Southern University, teaches Reading and Children's Literature. His research interests are Children's Literature, Multicultural Education, and Reading, USA

    Weimin Mo

  2. Associate Professor Education at Valdosta State University, teaches Reading, Language Arts, and Curriculum. Her research interests are Early Childhood Literacy, Multicultural Education, and Children's Literature, USA

    Wenju Shen

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Mo, W., Shen, W. Reexamining the Issue of Authenticity in Picture Books. Children's Literature in Education 28, 85–93 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025023913965

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