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Product Identifiers

PublisherSterling Publishing Co., Inc.

ISBN-100806979054

ISBN-139780806979052

eBay Product ID (ePID)2201743

Product Key Features

Book TitleSidewalk Chalk : Outdoor Fun and Games

Number of Pages80 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicGames & Activities / General

IllustratorSims, Blanche, Yes

GenreJuvenile Nonfiction

AuthorJamie Kyle Mcgillian

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2001-055074

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromKindergarten

Dewey Decimal796

Grade ToFifth Grade

SynopsisAll it takes to have fun for days is just a stick of chalk and this book of really great games and activities There are so many different things you can do with chalk on the pavement or the playground - such as writing messages, competing at chalk toss, drawing an obstacle course with a narrow road to follow on blades, bike or scotter. Chalk it alone or with friends - the ideas are endless Artistic and Creative Games: Drawing; Decorating; Doodling; Calendar Festivities; Writing Poetry; Rebus Messages; Alphabet Art; Timelines; Classic games presented in a modern style: Hangman; Noughts and Crosses; Hopscotch; Pavement Bowling; Pavement Darts; Step-by-step instructions for making your sticks of chalk using Plaster of Paris, water and paint. Lively full colour design to appeal to under 10s, with wonderful colour artwork by Blanche Sims., With colored, neon, glittered, swirly, or even plain white chalk, and the ideas in this charmingly illustrated book, the sidewalk's your canvas. There are so many different suggestions, you won't run out of fun for days. Plus: Chalk Talk, where real kids reveal their own favorite forms of "chalky" fun., Chalk it up...for great fun! With a bucket of colored, neon, glittered, swirly, or even just plain white chalk, your fingertips, and the ideas in this charmingly illustrated book, the sidewalk is yours to play on and decorate. Write your favorite sayings, draw pictures, or play games with your friends or all by yourself. You can even create a big mess and nature will take care of it, because chalk just washes away. Start by making your own, if you'd like, with a simple recipe. Then let the good times roll by getting out and chalking the town with calendar creations that celebrate holidays--or come up with silly rebuses to catch the eye of everyone who walks by. Be a street artist, and design wild and crazy characters, or produce a maze. You've got game with chalked hopscotch boards, tic-tac-toe, a spin on basic jacks, and "jumbo jumps." Take a sidewalk safari--it'll really bring out the animal in you! Just copy a small part of your favorite beast--like a lion's mane or beaver's tail--and challenge your friends to figure out what it is. Whoever guesses right gets to finish the picture. And, all through there's lots of "chalk talk" where0 real kids tell their favorite "chalky" things to do!

LC Classification NumberGV1203.M335 2002