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Recommended Readings Other Articles in this Issue: Director's Welcome Rights of a Child Editorial on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child Interview: George Albee Studies Recommended Readings The social rights of children must be recognized, so that a world suited to their needs may be constructed. -Maria Montessori

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