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Great Big Book of Children's Games Paperback – 17 November 2003

by Derba Wise (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 178 ratings
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Great for car trips, rainy days, and even power outages, this title includes games and activities for various occasions. It contains indoor games and outdoor games, party games and solo games, sidewalk games, beach games, ball games and water games. It also includes games that stimulate young minds and those that promote physical development.
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  1. Reading age
    3 - 14 years
  2. Print length
    320 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 9
  5. Dimensions
    22.61 x 2.29 x 27.43 cm
  6. Publisher
    McGraw Hill
  7. Publication date
    17 November 2003
  8. ISBN-10
    0071422463
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0071422468
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From the Back Cover

The perfect antidote for rainy-day sulks and backseat boredom

Your kids are buzzing bundles of energy, ever eager for new experiences and new challenges. And one of your toughest jobs as a parent is finding ways to channel kids' energies that promote healthy development while keeping them entertained. Good news, your job just got a little easier.

Great for car trips, rainy days, and even power outages, the "Great Big Book of Children's Games" is a treasury of games and activities for all occasions, every setting and every mood. You'll find indoor games and outdoor games, party games and solo games, sidewalk games, beach games, ball games and water games. There are games that stimulate young minds and those that promote physical development. You'll find skill-building games and games designed to sharpen individual faculties, card games and word games, and an abundance of pencil-and-paper games. And to help you do your part to keep our highways safe (and your sanity intact), there's an entire section devoted to games to be played while on the road.

Fair weather or foul, the "Great Big Book of Children's Games" helps you keep the peace and banish bad moods with: 450 indoor and outdoor games for pre-school to middle-school age kids arranged by age group Games for every occasion, setting and number of players Solo games, team games, party games, and family games, many including innovative twists on old favorites Colorful text, 375 illustrations, and amusing game trivia that add to the fun and make the book easy to use

Debra Wise is a writer specializing in women's and children's topics, and has written for the "New York Times," "Cosmopolitan," "Glamour," and "GQ."

Sandy Forrest has designed and illustrated over 40 books and won a Parent's Choice Award for Illustration.

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Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill; 1st edition (17 November 2003)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0071422463
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0071422468
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 14 years
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.61 x 2.29 x 27.43 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 178 ratings

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Lynda O. Wise
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in Canada on 18 June 2023
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Used it right away.
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Crzyoldone
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for families.
Reviewed in the United States on 30 May 2021
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My granddaughters, who I have the privilege of living with, are always wanting new games to play. We have a huge collection of board and card games but wanted more outdoor and physically active games, as well as mental games to play in the car on our many road trips and field trips. (We Home School so we spend a lot of time on the road for lessons). The girls have found a number of games they like playing and are always asking me to find something new. I keep this book, along with straws, and paper and scissors and bags of beans and other game "pieces" in a box in my room, so when we want to play a new game we have what we need handy. Lots of fun
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S0phI3
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant game book! The best you won’t need another
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 October 2020
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This book is amazing, I don’t normally write reviews but couldn’t not! Worth every penny games for family friends children adults! Every game you could think of.
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tot
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, indeed!
Reviewed in Spain on 11 April 2015
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Artículo según lo esperado. Ya conocía el libro. Perfectas condiciones. Un baúl lleno de recursos para jugar con los niños en tus clases de Inglés.
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Wormfood
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good details
Reviewed in Japan on 16 August 2011
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It is a very big book, and covers a lot of games. They are indexed by age groups as well as where they can be played (inside, outside), and even by "style" of game, making it the best indexed games book I've ever read.
I wish there was more "history" to the games, so I could learn more about which countries they came from and how long they've been around, but with the size of the book, it's understandable that it properly focuses on the number of games and their rules.
It's interesting to see some of the name and rules variations to other games I know.
I would rather see photos than illustrations, most of which aren't very helpful.
I use this book in my English classes in Japan, which limits the type of games we can play, but the book has a great variety -- I'm still able to use 20-30 games across the various age groups I teach.
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