When Animals Wear Pants: Anthropomorphism and Learning
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The effectiveness of anthropomorphism in promoting children's factual and biological learning is intertwined with multiple…
The effectiveness of anthropomorphism in promoting children's factual and biological learning is intertwined with multiple…
Young children have an easier time exporting what they learn from a fictional storybook to the real world when the storybook is…
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Original Photo by Katie Levesque (CC BY-NC 2.0) One of the new picture books making the bedtime rounds at our house is How Do…
One of the new picture books making the bedtime rounds at our house is How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?, which describes and…
Here’s a roundup of the best April Fool’s Day hoaxes from around the web, and another one focused on the science/library…
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For many kids, learning about the world starts with picture books. Parents and teachers surround children with Clifford the Big…
A new study suggests children’s books that depict animals with human characteristics do not help them learn about nature.
“Yum, these grass and plants are delicious!” Mother cavy thinks as she eats her breakfast. “I will feed some to my baby cavies…
A new study by University of Toronto researchers has found that kids’ books featuring animals with human characteristics not…
A new study by University of Toronto researchers has found that kids' books featuring animals with human characteristics not…