Well, I assume that she might want to study their number concepts
too, in which case I can also be unbiased, and suggest: Dowker, A. 
(2005): Individual Differences in Arithmetic. Hove: Psychology Press.

My less unbiased suggestions include Dorothy Bishop's "Uncommon
Understanding"; and Shirley Heath's 1983 classic "Ways With Words".
And, for cognitive development, Robert Siegler's "Emerging Minds".

Ann

In message <C018F03B.D989%k.j.alcock@lancaster.ac.uk> Katie Alcock <k.j.alcock@lancaster.ac.uk> writes:
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> A while back I was doing fieldwork in Kenya and asked for input on something
> from a mailing list, and I happened to have with me Brown (1973), which
> turned out to be very helpful.  Someone commented that this would teach us
> all that wherever you go you should take your copy of Brown (1973).
> 
> I have a PhD student who is going to be going to Indonesia to develop and
> supervise the administration of tests for a study on the impact of maternal
> micronutrient supplementation on preschool language and cognitive
> development.  If you were going to a desert island (Lombok is not a desert,
> but it is fairly isolated) what books would you take with you?
> 
> I'm thinking perhaps something on language development, something on
> cognitive development, and something on test construction?
> 
> Any other categories? I don't know how much room she'll have in her
> suitcase! Votes for classics versus the latest up-to-date specialist volume?
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> As usual will summarise and inform the list...
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> Katie Alcock
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In message <C018F03B.D989%k.j.alcock@lancaster.ac.uk> Katie Alcock <k.j.alcock@lancaster.ac.uk> writes:
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> (Cross-posted to dev-europe and info-childes as it seems appropriate to
> both).
> 
> A while back I was doing fieldwork in Kenya and asked for input on something
> from a mailing list, and I happened to have with me Brown (1973), which
> turned out to be very helpful.  Someone commented that this would teach us
> all that wherever you go you should take your copy of Brown (1973).
> 
> I have a PhD student who is going to be going to Indonesia to develop and
> supervise the administration of tests for a study on the impact of maternal
> micronutrient supplementation on preschool language and cognitive
> development.  If you were going to a desert island (Lombok is not a desert,
> but it is fairly isolated) what books would you take with you?
> 
> I'm thinking perhaps something on language development, something on
> cognitive development, and something on test construction?
> 
> Any other categories? I don't know how much room she'll have in her
> suitcase! Votes for classics versus the latest up-to-date specialist volume?
> 
> 
> As usual will summarise and inform the list...
> 
> Katie Alcock
> 
> 
> Katie Alcock, DPhil
> Lecturer
> Department of Psychology
> University of Lancaster
> Fylde College
> Lancaster LA1 4YF
> Tel 01524 593833
> Fax 01524 593744
> Web http://www.psych.lancs.ac.uk/people/KatieAlcock.html
> 
> 
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