The authors describe how children draw stories, not pictures. They suggest that by encouraging children to draw, and to bring to school drawings that have been done at home, art teachers can help children to create fantastic worlds. (KC)

The purpose of this study is to investigate the interaction of biological unfolding and culturally related factors on sequences of narrative figure drawings by American and Egyptian elementary students. Findings support hypotheses relating to the interaction of natural and nurtural influences on children's drawings. (Author/SJL)