Overview
All you need is a rock, some chalk, and a friend to join in the funHopscotch has been played throughout history in nearly every country in the world. From Alaska to Aruba, Italy to India, Bolivia to Brooklyn, here are nineteen versions of this classic game. Complete with rules, patterns, and interesting facts, this is an unrivaled look at a timeless, universal game of childhood.
Full Product Details
Author: Mary D. Lankford ,
Karen Milone
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: William Morrow
Dimensions:
Width: 26.00cm
, Height: 0.50cm
, Length: 21.00cm
Weight: 0.151kg
ISBN: 9780688147457
ISBN 10: 0688147453
Pages: 48
Publication Date: 25 April 1996
Recommended Age: 7+
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: In Print
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.
Reviews
""A multicultural resource""--"" Kirkus Reviews""""Enjoyable and informative. A unique and welcome addition.""--"" School Library Journal""
Hopscotch is a nearly universal childhood game, its history going back at least to Roman times. Here are brief descriptions, diagrams, and step-by-step directions for playing 19 modern variants from 16 countries, with a full-page color illustration showing each game in progress. A few well-chosen geographical, historical, or cultural facts introduce each variation, including the local name of the game (and its translation) and a description of the kinds of objects used as markers. A particularly nice feature is the world map highlighting each country. Sometimes directions for playing one game refers to rules given for another version; though this saves space, the rules would be more useful if they were entirely self-contained. Two diagrams are incomplete - e.g., the one for the Honduran game lacks the arrows mentioned in the directions. The colorful paintings show evidence of careful research into local landscape, architecture, and dress. A good multicultural resource for elementary schools and children's collections. Bibliography; index. (Kirkus Reviews)
A multicultural resource -- Kirkus Reviews Enjoyable and informative. A unique and welcome addition. -- School Library Journal
Author Information
Mary D. Lankford was the director of library services for the Texas Education Agency and received many awards, among them the Texas Library Association Distinguished Service Award. Her informational books for children include Christmas USA, Christmas Around the World, and Jacks Around the World. Karen Dugan received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Parsons School of Design. Her artwork has been called ""warm"" (ALA Booklist) and ""vibrant"" (The Horn Book) and has appeared in publications such as Cricket magazine. Books she has illustrated include Mr. Tuggle's Troubles and Mary D. Lankford's Christmas USA. She lives in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.
