Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Teachers and Schools -- Ch. 3. Children and Parents -- Ch. 4. Children's Perspectives -- Ch. 5. Reading Different Texts -- Ch. 6. Storytelling and the Moves into Writing -- Ch. 7. Gender Issues -- App. A. Children's Questionnaire -- App. B. Parents' Questionnaire -- App. D. Transcript of Rehana's Wolfie Stories (Puppets) -- App. E. Transcript of The Faraway Tree (Oral story) -- App. F. Transcript of Retelling of Pollyanna
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-178) and index