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A lively read that's a great choice for elementary-school libraries, this book shows our Nintendo-crazed kids that there are plenty of ways to have fun. From Mexican kickball to Japanese hopscotch, from gulam chor to tiu-u, the book offers simple instructions and game rules, illustrated with cozy black-and-white drawings showing the kids of Kenya playing jackstones or New Caledonian children showing off their string pictures. The author also serves up some interesting games history, such as the fact that the ancient Romans played hopscotch as a training exercise for soldiers and that English kids learned it from them when the Romans invaded, or that Alfred Mosher studied the front page of The New York Times to determine how many vowels and how many consonants should go into a Scrabble set. Since many of these games can be played indoors, the book will help teachers add a multicultural aspect to gym class, or to rainy-day recesses. 2002, John Wiley & Sons,— Donna Freedman
Overview
Play games from all around the globe!
Learn to play Mexican kickball. Practice throwing jackstones the way kids do in Kenya. Discover how to construct a galimoto (wire toy from Malawi) with pipe cleaners. With Kids Around the World Play!, you'll have a great time exploring the traditions of other cultures while you sharpen your wits with the memory game from South Africa called dithwai, or challenge your racing skills in the South Korean flower...