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Paperback String Games Book

ISBN: 1402727879

ISBN13: 9781402727870

String Games

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Book Overview

New in Paper "A collection of easy-to-learn string figures and games. Step-by-step directions accompany the clear photographs of hands manipulating strings of different colors."-- School Library Journal Everyone loves Cat's Cradle, but that's only one of many string games--and these come from a variety of cultures and countries around the world. Some are great for a single child, others are fun for a group, and all are photographed in close-ups that capture the hands in motion. Get started with simple figures like "Jacob's Ladder" and move on to "A Fishing Net" from Sierra Leone or a "Butterfly" from the Navajo. Each game includes information on the level and the loop length you'll need.

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Rated 5 stars
Fun

This book does seem slightly advanced for the 8 year old I purchased it for, but she's a good reader and I'm sure she can get some help with it if she needs it. I flipped thru some pages before wrapping it and tried my hand at Jacob's ladder, I'm a little rusty at string games, but I loved that it had colorful pic's and step by step instructions. This book is LOADED with different games and things to make.

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Rated 5 stars
This is a wonderful book

This is a wonderful book. My son got it when he was 7 and got hooked on making string figures, which is a very educational pastime. This book shows how to make figures in a pretty wide range of complexity, and the 3 colored strings it comes with are perfect: the color of each string varies along the string, which sometimes helps in figuring out the patterns. (My son has used the strings so much that they've come apart...

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Rated 5 stars
Good book

My daughter (Age 9) received this book for Christmas and has already learned several things to do with the string. I recommend it. It brings back memories of all the things I couldn't remember to do.

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Rated 5 stars
String Games

A great book and activity for kids who need something other than TV and movies. The history of string games makes youngsters understand a bit what it was like to play creatively before society decided to overstimulate them.

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Rated 5 stars
Enjoy yourself!

Most of this book is for advanced but you can find alsobeginning figures (Scissors, Jacob's ladder, Walking Sticks)Then you will find figures a little less easy (Chest ornament, Fishing net and lightning).Next you will try figures a little more difficult(Hina's skipping rope, Teniako's bridge, Ten Men and Crayfish).I'm very found of series. In the book there are three : Mr Umake, Crabs and Mt. Fuji.With a good friend, you...

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