Kids Around the World Play!: The Best Fun and Games from Many Lands (Google eBook)

Arlette N. Braman

John Wiley & Sons, Jul 15, 2002 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 128 pages

Play games from all around the globe!

Learn to play Mexican kickball. Practice throwing jackstones the way kids do in Kenya. Discover how to construct a galimoto (wire toy from Malawi) with pipe cleaners. With Kids Around the World Play!, you'll have a great time exploring the traditions of other cultures while you sharpen your wits with the memory game from South Africa called dithwai, or challenge your racing skills in the South Korean flower relay, or make your own cool bilboquet, a toy from France.

Filled with games and activities from places near and far, including China, Japan, india, Mexico, Bolivia, italy, and Russia, among many others, this exciting collection also gives you plenty of fascinating facts about the history and culture of each country. All the toys and games can be made or played with just a few simple materials easily found around the house. So get ready for tons of fun and excitement while you discover just how much you have in common with kids around the world!

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Contents

• 1 TEASE YOUR BRAIN: 1
• 2 TAKE A CHANCE: 19
• 3 SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS: 37
• 4 READY SET GO: 53
• 5 NEVER GET BOARD: 75
• 6 MAKE TERRIFIC TOYS: 93
• Glossary: 109
• Index: 111

About the author

ARLETTE N. BRAMAN is a former teacher who has written articles for kids in such magazines as W.O.W., The Friend, and Pen & Ink. She is also the author of Wiley's Kids Around the World Create!, Kids Around the World Cook!, and Traditional Native American Arts and Activities.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Kids Around the World Play!: The Best Fun and Games from Many Lands; Volume 5 of Kids Around the World
• Author: Arlette N. Braman
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2002
• ISBN: 0471235083, 9780471235088
• Length: 128 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / General