How Do Adult New Readers Locate High-Interest, East-To-Read Books?

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Main Author:	Scates, Denni Kay
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	1999
Subjects:	Adult Literacy Adult Reading Programs Comparative Analysis Library Collections Library Materials Library Services Public Libraries Reading Reading Interests Reading Materials Reading Skills
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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