MUALIB
Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com
Image from Google Jackets
Image from Coce
Image from OpenLibrary

Acka backa boo! : playground games from around the world / Opal Dunn, Susan Winter.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: [NY] : Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2000.Edition: 1st edDescription: 48 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0805064249 (hardcover)
  • 9780805064247 (hardcover)
DDC classification:
  • 796
LOC classification:
  • GV 201 .D86 2000
Online resources: Summary: From an expert in children's language development, a handsome collection of the games children play around the world. Children love games. Learning to play games helps children grow and thrive, boosting language development and showing them how to cooperate and take turns. Games improve a child's physical coordination and offer a gentle lesson about winning and losing. Language specialist Opal Dunn has brought together a fascinating selection of games from the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa. These are grouped according to type (for instance, "Easy Peasy Games" and "You're It!"), and include instruction for parents, teachers and caregivers on how to demonstrate the games and how to manage children's play effectively. Charming illustrations, featuring an international cast of characters, capture all the joyful spirit of play.
Reviews from LibraryThing.com:
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Barcode
Books The MUA Library South C campus - Children's Collection GV 201 .D86 2000 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available C2011-0227
Browsing The MUA Library South C campus shelves, Shelving location: - Children's Collection Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)
No cover image available No cover image available
GF 57 .F69 2000 Living in the mountains / GR 360 .D38 1968 The lion's whiskers tales of high africa / GT 4884 .K73 2000 Floating lanterns and golden shrines : GV 201 .D86 2000 Acka backa boo! : GV 464 .M38 1999 Gymnastics : GV 704 .F67 2000 Sports : GV 783 .L86 1996 Kayaking /

From an expert in children's language development, a handsome collection of the games children play around the world. Children love games. Learning to play games helps children grow and thrive, boosting language development and showing them how to cooperate and take turns. Games improve a child's physical coordination and offer a gentle lesson about winning and losing. Language specialist Opal Dunn has brought together a fascinating selection of games from the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa. These are grouped according to type (for instance, "Easy Peasy Games" and "You're It!"), and include instruction for parents, teachers and caregivers on how to demonstrate the games and how to manage children's play effectively. Charming illustrations, featuring an international cast of characters, capture all the joyful spirit of play.

Ages 4-8.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.
Share