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10 - Object Use in Childhood

Development and Possible Functions

from Part II - Development of Play in Humans

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 October 2018

By
Anthony D. Pellegrini
Edited by
Peter K. Smith  and
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
Peter K. Smith
Affiliation:
Goldsmiths, University of London
Jaipaul L. Roopnarine
Affiliation:
Syracuse University, New York
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The Cambridge Handbook of Play
Developmental and Disciplinary Perspectives
 , pp. 165 - 182
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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