Review published In:
Journal of Narrative and Life HistoryVol. 1:4 (1991) ► pp.363–381
Book review
Event Knowledge: Structure and Function in Development K. Nelson. K. Nelson. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1986. andNarratives From the Crib K. Nelson. K. Nelson. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1989.
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