String Games for Beginners
eBook - ePub

String Games for Beginners

  1. 48 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

String Games for Beginners

About this book

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

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Yes, you can access String Games for Beginners by Kathleen Haddon in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Hesperides Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781406796339
eBook ISBN
9781446546482

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. Instructions
  8. The Fish Spear
  9. An Outrigger Canoe
  10. The Bed
  11. Carrying Wood
  12. An Eel
  13. The Caribou
  14. A Grass Hut
  15. A Siberian House
  16. The Tern
  17. A Man Climbing a Tree
  18. The Well
  19. An Apache Door
  20. The Baboon’s Mouth
  21. A Scrub-Hen
  22. The Fighting Men
  23. The Island of Moa
  24. Lightning
  25. Shooting the Fish Spear
  26. A Bird
  27. A Melon Shell
  28. A Canoe
  29. A Waterspout
  30. Barbed Spears
  31. The Breastbone and Ribs
  32. The Laia Flower
  33. The Flying Fox
  34. The Looper Caterpillar
  35. Porker