Why the Wild Things Are
Animals in the Lives of Children
Published on 1. July 2009
256 pages
978-0-674-04092-2 (ISBN)
Description
Melson examines children's many connections to animals and to explore their developmental significance. She looks not only at the therapeutic power of pet-owning for children with handicaps, but also the ways in which zoo and farm animals, and even certain TV characters, become confidants or teachers for children-and sometimes, their victims.
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Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge, MA; London
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Digital original
ISBN-13
978-0-674-04092-2 (9780674040922)
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Person
Gail F. Melson is Professor of Child Development and Family Studies at Purdue University.
Content
Contents Introduction 1. Animals and the Study of Children 2. Reaching across the Divide 3. Love on Four Legs 4. Learning from Animals 5. The Healing Lick 6. Animal Selves 7. Victims and Objects 8. Deepening the Animal Connection Notes Index
