Book Description
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.
Author : Richard Darsie
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 14,58 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781402727870
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.
Author : Camilla Gryski
Publisher :
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 37,32 MB
Release : 1983
Category : String figures
ISBN : 9780590254861
Play 40 terrific games with only one piece of string!
Author : Chronicle Books
Publisher :
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 30,47 MB
Release : 2020-03-03
Category :
ISBN : 9781452179681
Relax and find your calm. Move your hands to still your mind. In this meditative take on the traditional game of cat's cradle, players use a looped string to inspire mental calm. The boxed set includes an instruction booklet with dreamy illustrations for 15 string games to play alone or with a friend. - Fans of adult coloring books, desktop Japanese Zen sand gardens, knitting, and other handwork/craft activities that have mindfulness or calming benefits will love this product. It's also a great way to start a meditation practice if traditional meditation hasn't worked for you. - The elegant packaging also makes this a lovely gift for anyone who has nostalgic childhood memories of playing cat's cradle. Includes: - Sturdy looped nylon cord - 88-page instruction booklet with 75+ illustrations, relaxation techniques, and step-by-step instructional text for 15 games, like the Celtic Knot, the Butterfly, the Lizard, the Well, and Three Diamonds
Author : Kathleen Haddon
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 26,44 MB
Release : 2011-03-23
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 1446546489
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
Author : Anne Akers Johnson
Publisher : Klutz
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,34 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Games
ISBN : 9781570540400
Complete, super clear instructions and all you need to bring is ten fingers.
Author : Caroline F. Jayne
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 17,63 MB
Release : 1962-01-01
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9780486201528
Diagrams and text illustrate the steps involved in creating over one hundred string figures while providing information on their origin and cultural background
Author : Anne Akers Johnson
Publisher : Klutz
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,9 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781878257536
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.
Author : Phyllis Young
Publisher :
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 45,72 MB
Release : 1978
Category : Music
ISBN :
Author : Michael Taylor
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 30,18 MB
Release : 2008
Category : String figures
ISBN : 9780863156656
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.
Author : Caleb Breakey
Publisher : Revell
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 22,93 MB
Release : 2019-07-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1493417827
Welcome to the string, a game of impossible decisions and deadly consequences. Let's go over the ground rules. Rule #1: Participation is mandatory. Rule #2: If anyone refuses to play, all threats will come to pass. Game on. Get ready for a deadly social experiment as a sociopath known as The Conductor delivers disturbing threats and twisted moral dilemmas to unsuspecting students and staff. As a powerful instinct for self-preservation sweeps through the campus, one man has a grave decision to make. Will university cop Markus Haas play the game to protect those he loves? Or will he break the string and incite massive chaos--and even death? In the great suspense tradition of Ted Dekker and Steven James, Caleb Breakey's explosive debut novel will have you turning pages into the night.