Super String Games

by Camilla Gryski

Book Overview

Provides step-by-step instructions for creating twenty-six string figures from around the world, including The Fish Trap and The Sea Snake. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 068807684X
• ISBN13: 9780688076849
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: HarperFestival
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

My absolute favorite of the string figure series

If Ms. Gryski's first two books, "Cat's Cradle" and "Many Stars" aren't enough for you, you are in luck. In this third book of her string figure series, she has "strung out" a series of wonderful and realistic string figures that are among those I enjoy using the most. Many are from the Arctic regions, where the methods of construction vary quite a bit from other parts of the world. These figures are very challenging to learn, but with her clear directions and the detailed illustrations of Tom Sankey, success is guaranteed. Although out of print, it is worth the time you will take to find it.If you want to delight onlookers no matter where you are, spend a few hours learning "The Porker" or my favorite, "The Little Dog with Big Ears." These two always entertain and bring smiles to everyone's face. I incorporate many of these figures into stories I tell, but they are fun to create just for enjoyment. I unwittingly gathered quite a crowd, passing time while waiting for the parade to begin at Disneyland. I can't think of a greater compliment to the power of string figures than upstaging Mickey Mouse!

fascinant!

Il a des illustrations très explicatives. Il y a des figures avec des histoires (3).J'ai aimé ce livre qui m'a permis de faire des figures plus élaborées et intéressantes.