You're It! Tag, Red Rover, and Other Folk Games

by Thomas Arkham

Overview

Have you ever played cards on a rainy afternoon? Do you and your friends play jump rope, play hide-and-go-seek, or play Red Rover? If you did, then you were enjoying a folk game. Learn more about these games, including the long history behind: • face cards • tag • hide-and-go-seek • some board games • baseball. Games help us deal with life. They give us physical exercise. They challenge our minds . . . and most of all they fill our lives with fun.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781422292617
Publisher:	Mason Crest
Publication date:	09/02/2014
Series:	North American Folklore for Youth
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	6 - 18 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

1 Time for Fun 11

2 Tag and Hide-and-Go-Seek 19

3 Games Played with Balls 27

4 Indoor Games 35

5 Games for Small Spaces 41

Find Out More 46

Index 47

About the Author and the Consultant 48