Let's Play: Traditional Games of Childhood

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Children have been jumping rope, hopping, throwing, catching, chasing and hiding for thousands of years. How a game is played may vary from country to country and generation to generation, but the pattern stays the same. Let's Play is a wonderful collection of more than 50 games and rhymes, complete with simple, clear instructions for playing. The illustrations are both silly and sophisticated, capturing the spirit of these childhood pastimes with a clever artistic touch. From Leapfrog to Marbles and Hopscotch to...

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Overview

Children have been jumping rope, hopping, throwing, catching, chasing and hiding for thousands of years. How a game is played may vary from country to country and generation to generation, but the pattern stays the same. Let's Play is a wonderful collection of more than 50 games and rhymes, complete with simple, clear instructions for playing. The illustrations are both silly and sophisticated, capturing the spirit of these childhood pastimes with a clever artistic touch. From Leapfrog to Marbles and Hopscotch to Sardines, there are lots of familiar games — and plenty of new twists on old favorites. A great book for children of all ages!

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Chicago Parent
Zippy-fast, funny, humorous illustrations and superior overall design ? A pleasure for browsing.
Children's Literature - Susan Fournier
This is an appealing collection of games that people have been playing for thousands of years. Gryski does a thorough job of compiling the directions to old favorites such as hopscotch, tag, marbles, and leapfrog, just to name a few. Rhymes are included for jumping rope, various hand games, and even for choosing teams. There are variations in rules, and even some new twists on old favorites. It is refreshing to see so many games that don't require special parts or equipment. In fact, most of the necessary materials can be found in nature such as twigs, leaves, or pebbles. Other games may borrow household items such as buttons, bottlecaps, or thimbles. The directions are simple and can be shared with the child who can not read the book on their own. What a grand way to teach children to entertain themselves while passing on games based on tradition.
School Library Journal
K-Gr 3An enjoyable book of traditional games, some of which date back to the ancient Greeks and Romans. Gryski has gathered together and explained the rules for pastimes that require little or no equipment. Jacks, marbles, hopscotch, clapping games, and jump-rope rhymes and their variations are just some of the activities presented. Readers will marvel at the number of different versions of tag included and may never have heard of "Sardines" (backward hide-and-seek). The humorous watercolor and pen-and-ink cartoons clarify the directions and add lots of fun. Children will appreciate the lively presentation and adults who need to refresh their memories will find this a gold mine.Blair Christolon, Prince William Library, Manassas, VA
Midwest Book Review
Let's Play: Traditional Games Of Childhood is a lively and energetic compendium of classic and timeless playground games and rhymes complete with simple, clear instructions for play. Ranging from Leapfrog to Marbles, Hopscotch to Sardines, here are to be found old familiar games and a number of new twists on generational favorites. Kids of all ages (and their parents and grand parents too!) will want to play every game in this wonderful collection, at home or at school, on the playground or in the park. Highly recommended!
Kirkus Reviews
A joyous initiation into the world of old-fashioned fun, for kids whose games are now enjoyed in adult-supervised play-dates, cyberspace, and television. Although it will be odd for adults to see that old favorites such as hide-and-seek, tag, marbles, and hopscotch are passed along in a book instead of on the playground, Gryski (Friendship Bracelets, 1993) does a marvelous job of making such age-old games look at least as fun as Nintendo. Leap frog includes intriguing variations, such as "Keep the Kettle Boiling," and the jump-rope rhymes will keep even skilled skippers on their toes. She also includes snippets of history, e.g., jacks were called "Astragals" by the Romans and played with sheep's ankle bones. Petriþiþ's pictures are boisterous visualizations of Gryski's ideas: An illustration of the game of Telephone shows a girl whispering a picture of a chicken to her friend; as each child passes the message along, the view of the chicken utterly disintegrates. One of the book's finer moments is found in the introduction, which encourages children to alter the games: "These games belong to you, too. They are yours to play." (Nonfiction. 7-10)
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781550744972
  • Publisher: Kids Can Press, Limited
  • Publication date: 1/28/2001
  • Pages: 48
  • Age range: 4 - 8 Years
  • Product dimensions: 10.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 0.37 (d)

Meet the Author

Dusan Petric is an award-winning children's book designer and illustrator whose books include The Enormous Potato and Lickety-Split. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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