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Go Out and Play!: Favorite Outdoor Games from Kaboom!

Go Out and Play!: Favorite Outdoor Games from Kaboom!

This lively, infectious guide to games runs the gamut from classic to contemporary: kick the can, freeze tag, blindman's bluff, red light green light, four square, duck duck goose, and so many more. It's all sparked by KaBOOM!, a nonprofit with a passion for creating outdoor play... read full description below.

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ISBN 9780763655303
Published 1 March 2012 by Candlewick Press (MA)
Format Trade Paperback/Paperback
Author(s) By Kaboom!
Illustrated by Rose, Julianna
Introduction by Hammond, Darell

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ISBN-13 9780763655303
ISBN-10 0763655309
Stock Available
Status Pre-order title, release date has been delayed
Publisher Candlewick Press (MA)
Imprint Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication Date 1 March 2012
International Publication Date 13 March 2012
Publication Country United States United States
Format Trade Paperback/Paperback
Author(s) By Kaboom!
Illustrated by Rose, Julianna
Introduction by Hammond, Darell
Category Sports & Outdoor Recreation
Sports & Outdoor Recreation
Interest Age 3-10 years
Reading Age 3-10 years
NBS Text General Sport & Fitness Training
ONIX Text General/trade
Number of Pages 96 pp
Dimensions Width: 190mm
Height: 224mm
Spine: 13mm
Weight 386g
Dewey Code 796
Catalogue Code 243554

Description of this Book

Go outside and play! Here, at your fingertips, are how to's for more than seventy best-loved games, all set to spread the fun of active play to kids of all ages.
Do you know how to draw a hopscotch grid? What's the silliest challenge in the game of sardines? How do you keep from being out in SPUD? Is there any way to escape the blob? This lively, infectious guide to games runs the gamut from classic to contemporary: kick the can, freeze tag, blindman's bluff, red light green light, four square, duck duck goose, and so many more. It's all sparked by KaBOOM!, a nonprofit with a passion for creating outdoor play spaces nationally and around the world.
For KaBOOM!, play is serious business! So this guide also includes tips for adults on how to encourage and facilitate outdoor play as well as a wealth of resources on how to help create more play spaces in your own community.

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Awards & Reviews

NZ Review Nonprofit organization KaBOOM's goal is to encourage children to engage in outdoor play, and this collection of 69 group games will give both adults and children a wide variety of answers to the question, What should we do?. ..A great resource for organizations that work with children and families alike.<br>--Kirkus Reviews

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