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The hungry mind : the origins of curiosity in childhood / Susan Engel.

Title: The hungry mind : the origins of curiosity in childhood / Susan Engel.
Author: Engel, Susan L., 1959-
Publication: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : Harvard University Press, 2015.

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220 pages; 25 cm

Summary

"A deeoly researched ... exploration of what curiosity is, how it can be measured, how it develops in childhood, and how it can be fostered in school." --book jacket.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

Capturing curiosity -- Safe havens and expeditions -- The conversationalist -- Invitations and prohibitions -- Curiosity goes to school -- What fuels learning -- The gossip -- The uses of time and solitude -- Cultivating curiosity.

ISBN

9780674736757
0674736753

LCCN

^^2014028454

OCLC

887605511

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library