Recess: From Dodgeball to Double Dutch: Classic Games for Players of Today

by Ben Applebaum, Dan DiSorbo, Michael Ferrari (With)

Overview

Remember recess? It was that refreshing break between classes that cleared the cobwebs, refreshed the mind, and got everyone moving. Recess is the ultimate illustrated guide to the best games of the playground, for inside and outside. With detailed instructions, diagrams, and a can-do, kick-butt attitude, this tome isn't meant to be read—it's meant to be played! This fun and interactive guide includes the rules to over 150 games and variations, including over two dozen international games from schoolyards around the world, plus various tips and strategies not just to play, but also to win!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452138503
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	02/23/2016
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Ben Applebaum and Dan DiSorbo have coauthored several humorous pop culture books together. Ben is a writer and creative director who mastered jump rope with the help of his wife and two daughters. Dan is a designer and illustrator who plays expert games of hide-and-seek with his wife and two sons.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Homeroom: Recess Basics 6

Rules of Play 12

Deciding Firsts 14

Picking Teams 18

First Period: Hand Games 24

Hand Slaps 26

Thumb Wrestling 32

Finger Jousting 36

Clapping Games 40

Circle Game 46

Second Period: Dexterity & Mental Games 52

Pencil Fighting 54

Coin Basketball 58

Finger Hockey 61

Paper Football 64

Marbles 68

Jacks 76

Tic Tac Toe 82

Cootie Catcher 84

Third Period: Jumping & Rope Games 88

Hopscotch 90

Jump Rope 98

Double Dutch 104

Chinese Jump Rope 108

Tug of War 113

Fourth Period: Ball Games 118

Four Square 120

Kickball 135

Wiffle Ball 152

Stickball 161

Stoopball 168

Handball 173

Buttball 177

Patball 183

Tetherball 189

H-O-R-S-E 194

Fifth Period: Contact Sports 202

Dodgeball 204

Red Rover 214

Leg Wrestling 220

Tag Games 224

Victory Celebrations 236

Acknowledgements 238

Contributors 238

Reference 239

Editorial Reviews

"Put down your smartphones and game controllers and go play outside! Recess. Ben Applebaum and Dan DiSorbo's book catalogs and offers rules for over 150 games, from the many variants of tag, to hopscotch, four square, and dodgeball."
-The Awesomer

"Put down your smartphones and game controllers and go play outside! Recess. Ben Applebaum and Dan DiSorbo's book catalogs and offers rules for over 150 games, from the many variants of tag, to hopscotch, four square, and dodgeball."
-The Awesomer

"That's the sweet thing about 'Recess,' which comes in a rubbery cover perfect for tossing around the driveway. It made me want to rediscover paper football, marbles, finger hockey and leg wrestling. It tempted me to stand with my hands on a wall and let my friends take aim at my rear end with a racquetball. How many books have you read lately that were that good?...'Recess' will not make kids forget their iPhones and Xboxes. It will not make professional football seem any less like war without guns. But it is nonetheless something special: a great book that begs to be put down."
-The Wall Street Journal

"That's the sweet thing about 'Recess,' which comes in a rubbery cover perfect for tossing around the driveway. It made me want to rediscover paper football, marbles, finger hockey and leg wrestling. It tempted me to stand with my hands on a wall and let my friends take aim at my rear end with a racquetball. How many books have you read lately that were that good?...'Recess' will not make kids forget their iPhones and Xboxes. It will not make professional football seem any less like war without guns. But it is nonetheless something special: a great book that begs to be put down."
-The Wall Street Journal

"Recess: From Dodgeball to Double Dutch: The Games of Youth for the Players of Today is a crash course in how to play over 150 different schoolyard games that we either never learned as kids, or forgot once we graduated high school...[It] goes beyond just how to properly play games like kickball or dodgeball, it also delves into techniques at how to excel at them as adults. Remember, your 30-year-old self isn't quite as adept at dodging a ball as your 10-year-old self was, but spending your lunch hour at work playing in the parking lot is a lot better than catching up on your friends' boring Facebook updates."
-Gizmodo

"Recess: From Dodgeball to Double Dutch: The Games of Youth for the Players of Today is a crash course in how to play over 150 different schoolyard games that we either never learned as kids, or forgot once we graduated high school...[It] goes beyond just how to properly play games like kickball or dodgeball, it also delves into techniques at how to excel at them as adults. Remember, your 30-year-old self isn't quite as adept at dodging a ball as your 10-year-old self was, but spending your lunch hour at work playing in the parking lot is a lot better than catching up on your friends' boring Facebook updates."
-Gizmodo

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