String Figures and how to Make Them

String Figures and how to Make Them

Author: Caroline F. Jayne

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1962-01-01

Total Pages: 476

ISBN-13: 9780486201528

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Diagrams and text illustrate the steps involved in creating over one hundred string figures while providing information on their origin and cultural background


Book Synopsis String Figures and how to Make Them by : Caroline F. Jayne

Download or read book String Figures and how to Make Them written by Caroline F. Jayne and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1962-01-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diagrams and text illustrate the steps involved in creating over one hundred string figures while providing information on their origin and cultural background


String Games

String Games

Author: Richard Darsie

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9781402727870

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Provides directions, illustrated with photographs, for making many different string figures-- from the fairly simple Jacob's Ladder to more complex Mt. Fuji-- along with information about their history and meaning.


Book Synopsis String Games by : Richard Darsie

Download or read book String Games written by Richard Darsie and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides directions, illustrated with photographs, for making many different string figures-- from the fairly simple Jacob's Ladder to more complex Mt. Fuji-- along with information about their history and meaning.


Fascinating String Figures

Fascinating String Figures

Author: International String Figure Association

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780486404004

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Collects instructions drawn from the pages of String Figure Magazine explaining how to create such string "sculptures" as "Twinkling star," "Polar Bear," "Erupting volcano," and "Andromeda galaxy"


Book Synopsis Fascinating String Figures by : International String Figure Association

Download or read book Fascinating String Figures written by International String Figure Association and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collects instructions drawn from the pages of String Figure Magazine explaining how to create such string "sculptures" as "Twinkling star," "Polar Bear," "Erupting volcano," and "Andromeda galaxy"


Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle

Author: Anne Akers Johnson

Publisher: Klutz

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781878257536

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In today's high tech world, people have completely forgotten how to make The Cup and Saucer, The Witch's Broom, and Jacob's Ladder. Thank goodness for Cat's Cradle. This book's simple instructions and ultra-clear instructional art are foolproof.


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Download or read book Cat's Cradle written by Anne Akers Johnson and published by Klutz. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's high tech world, people have completely forgotten how to make The Cup and Saucer, The Witch's Broom, and Jacob's Ladder. Thank goodness for Cat's Cradle. This book's simple instructions and ultra-clear instructional art are foolproof.


Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes

Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes

Author: Camilla Gryski

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 9780590254861

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Play 40 terrific games with only one piece of string!


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Download or read book Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes written by Camilla Gryski and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play 40 terrific games with only one piece of string!


Finger Strings

Finger Strings

Author: Michael Taylor

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780863156656

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Finger string games are a wonderful opportunity for today's children to practice meaningful movement, explore space, interact with others, and exercise their creative spirits. They are also great fun String games can be especially useful to children who struggle at school or are dyslexic, and for those who are learning the concepts of "left and right" and "up and down." Finger Strings contains games that will delight all children, from the very young to those with greater dexterity. Michael Taylor has many years of experience working with children and has shared his string figures at schools and camps throughout the world. Finger Strings contains more than eighty inventive, imaginative string games and stories, all clearly illustrated with step-by-step, color diagrams. This book is designed especially to require minimal page-turning while making string shapes. Ringbound to lie flat. Includes two brightly colored strings to get you started.


Book Synopsis Finger Strings by : Michael Taylor

Download or read book Finger Strings written by Michael Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finger string games are a wonderful opportunity for today's children to practice meaningful movement, explore space, interact with others, and exercise their creative spirits. They are also great fun String games can be especially useful to children who struggle at school or are dyslexic, and for those who are learning the concepts of "left and right" and "up and down." Finger Strings contains games that will delight all children, from the very young to those with greater dexterity. Michael Taylor has many years of experience working with children and has shared his string figures at schools and camps throughout the world. Finger Strings contains more than eighty inventive, imaginative string games and stories, all clearly illustrated with step-by-step, color diagrams. This book is designed especially to require minimal page-turning while making string shapes. Ringbound to lie flat. Includes two brightly colored strings to get you started.


Cat's Cradle & Other Fantastic String Figures

Cat's Cradle & Other Fantastic String Figures

Author: Elizabeth Encarnacion

Publisher: Applesauce Press

Published: 2010-02-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781604331059

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Kids and adults around the world have been playing cat’s cradle and other string games for hundreds of years. Now, instructions to make many of the most popular string pictures are collected in this exciting package that includes a colorful loop of string and a DVD that explains how to form these images from string. The informative book includes: • A brief, entertaining history of string figures • Basic information about how to get started, including how to make your own loop of string, how to use the instructions, and some common starting positions and moves • A progression of popular string figures, from easiest to more difficult, including Cup and Saucer, the Eiffel Tower, a Fishing Spear, Jacob’s Ladder, Lightning, the full Cat’s Cradle series, and several simple but impressive tricks & catches • Step-by-step illustrations


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Download or read book Cat's Cradle & Other Fantastic String Figures written by Elizabeth Encarnacion and published by Applesauce Press. This book was released on 2010-02-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids and adults around the world have been playing cat’s cradle and other string games for hundreds of years. Now, instructions to make many of the most popular string pictures are collected in this exciting package that includes a colorful loop of string and a DVD that explains how to form these images from string. The informative book includes: • A brief, entertaining history of string figures • Basic information about how to get started, including how to make your own loop of string, how to use the instructions, and some common starting positions and moves • A progression of popular string figures, from easiest to more difficult, including Cup and Saucer, the Eiffel Tower, a Fishing Spear, Jacob’s Ladder, Lightning, the full Cat’s Cradle series, and several simple but impressive tricks & catches • Step-by-step illustrations


String Games from Around the World

String Games from Around the World

Author: Anne Akers Johnson

Publisher: Klutz

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781570540400

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Complete, super clear instructions and all you need to bring is ten fingers.


Book Synopsis String Games from Around the World by : Anne Akers Johnson

Download or read book String Games from Around the World written by Anne Akers Johnson and published by Klutz. This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete, super clear instructions and all you need to bring is ten fingers.


String Figures from Around the World

String Figures from Around the World

Author: Sorena DeWitt

Publisher: Heian International

Published: 1995-11

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780893468279

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"Children rediscover the joy of patterns from around the world. Join children in playing ""cat's cradle"" with a simple piece of string; learn many new games!"


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Download or read book String Figures from Around the World written by Sorena DeWitt and published by Heian International. This book was released on 1995-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Children rediscover the joy of patterns from around the world. Join children in playing ""cat's cradle"" with a simple piece of string; learn many new games!"


String Games for Beginners

String Games for Beginners

Author: Kathleen Haddon

Publisher: Read Books Ltd

Published: 2011-03-23

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 1446546489

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Originally published in the early 1900s, this short but informative book provides detailed instructions on how to form string figures, accompanied by clear illustrations. Not only does it instruct how to form these, but also gives an idea of the origins of each figure. Apart from this being a simple and entertaining pastime for young and old, providing exercise for the fingers and the mind, these games also reflect a little of the history and social habits of the people where they originated. Contents Include: Instructions The Fish Spear An Outrigger Canoe The Bed Carrying Wood An Eel The Caribou A Grass Hut A Siberian House The Tern A Man Climbing A Tree The Well An Apache Door The Baboon's Mouth A Scrub-Hen The Fighting Men The Island of Moa Lightning Shooting the Fish Spear A Bird A Melon Shell A Canoe A Waterspout Barbed Spears The Breastbone and Ribs The Laia Flower The Flying Fox The Looper Caterpillar Porker


Book Synopsis String Games for Beginners by : Kathleen Haddon

Download or read book String Games for Beginners written by Kathleen Haddon and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in the early 1900s, this short but informative book provides detailed instructions on how to form string figures, accompanied by clear illustrations. Not only does it instruct how to form these, but also gives an idea of the origins of each figure. Apart from this being a simple and entertaining pastime for young and old, providing exercise for the fingers and the mind, these games also reflect a little of the history and social habits of the people where they originated. Contents Include: Instructions The Fish Spear An Outrigger Canoe The Bed Carrying Wood An Eel The Caribou A Grass Hut A Siberian House The Tern A Man Climbing A Tree The Well An Apache Door The Baboon's Mouth A Scrub-Hen The Fighting Men The Island of Moa Lightning Shooting the Fish Spear A Bird A Melon Shell A Canoe A Waterspout Barbed Spears The Breastbone and Ribs The Laia Flower The Flying Fox The Looper Caterpillar Porker