The Great American Book of Sidewalk, Stoop, Dirt, Curb, and Alley Games

by Fred Ferretti and Jerry Darvin

Describes the rules and equipment for a number of age-old games still played today, such as dodge ball, jacks, marbles, curb ball, and street checkers. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0911104593
• ISBN13: 9780911104592
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

A must have!

If you grew up in New York City, or any large city, this book should absolutely reside on your home's bookshelf. Memories are great and accurate memories are even better. This book allowed me to remember exactly how I and my friends laid out and played many "street games." One of the best words a New York City kid always remembers is SPALDEEN. Every kid had a pink spaldeen and carried it with him or her everywhere. There were so many uses for a spaldeen. Thanks for a great book of great memories.

A Wonderful Book

A great book about the urban street games of a past generation. Gives a brief history of each game, the type of atmosphere it was played in, and how it was played. Actual accounts of experiences and wonderful pictures. I highly recomend it.