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This book focuses on games around the world, where they are played, what is needed to play, how to play it. Most of the materials are easy to get access to. The book had a good selection of locations.

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This is wealth of games - I don’t think anyone will be getting bored anytime soon! My children enjoyed picking out something to play and they could follow the instructions themselves.

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What a fantastic resource! I will definitely be buying this in hardcopy for my classroom. This book.is beautifully illustrated either easy steps to teach you how to play games from around the world. The book is divided into games for one person, two, three and then bigger groups. Each game.has a clear explanation, lovely pictures and some information about where in the world the game originated from. We do a topic on 'Our Big Wide World' and this book would be perfect.

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This is a fun and educational book. It has so many games and ideas that can be adapted. The games are for broken into sections for one player, two players, small groups or large groups. I often substitute in PE for an elementary school and I can easily adapt many of the small or large group games for that setting. I like that it includes a country of origin and tells a little about the game as well as giving clear directions. I can see educators using it when talking about different countries as too. Thank you to NetGalley and Quarto Publishing Group for a temporary ARC and I am leaving a voluntary review.

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this book was SO fun! A lovely and playful glimpse into how other cultures play, with step-by-step examples. I loved this. Beautiful colors, and I really liked the country inclusion and diversity. The rules were clear and easy to follow. Will certainly be purchasing to gift to folks - it is so fun and creative

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What a fun way to learn about children in other countries. I love that the book is divided up into sections based on how many players are needed. It is also very helpful that the supplies needed are listed right at the top.

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This is such a useful book. It has so many ideas, which I'm looking forward to using in our setting. Easy to read, with clear explanations and colourful illustrations. Thanks to Netgalley.

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Super fun book for kids, explaining games for everywhere from 1 to many people. Some easy, and some a little more tricky. There are tons of them and the pictures are helpful also! Great book full of ideas

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Clever and extremely cute. Loved learning about different cultures and the difference in playing/games with my children. They loved learning new games to play!

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This book was absolutely amazing and I loved it. I would definitely read this as a storytime book at the library!

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Such a cute book of children's games from around the world. They all require minimal materials to play and many have already been adapted to American game play. I enjoyed learning about all of these and it was the kind of book I would have wanted as a child. I loved the children illustrated in diverse ethnicities and abilities.

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What a great children’s resource. This book is full of different games from around the world. I love that there were games that would fit anyone’s needs, from single person game to large group games, as well as inclusive games that anyone could play regardless of their ability level. The illustrations were also very inclusive which is great to see. The little tips, tricks, and facts about each game really sets this book apart as not just a book for play but also a book for learning.

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