Displaying 1 of 1 2003 Format: Book Author: Darsie, Richard. Title: String games / Richard Darsie. Publisher, Date: New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c2003. Description: 96 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm. Summary: 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. Subjects: String figures -- Juvenile literature. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 95) and index. Contents: Getting started: What you'll need -- Some definitions -- Beginning figures: Scissors -- Jacob's ladder -- Walking sticks of an old woman -- Chest ornament -- Fishing net -- Lightning -- Now try these: Hina's skipping rope -- Teniako's bridge -- Ten men -- Crayfish -- String figure series: Mr. Umake -- Crabs -- Mt. Fuji -- Figures for two people: Mountain -- Looking glass -- Sting ray -- Catches and tricks: Caroline islands catch -- Cutting off the fingers #1 -- Cutting off the fingers #2 -- Buttonhole trick -- Three-dimensional string figures: Two mountains and a stream -- King's throne -- Howler monkey's mouth -- Butterfly -- About the author -- Sources of the figures -- Index. Web Site: Table of contents LCCN: 2003005716 ISBN: 0806977353 9780806977355 140270089X 9781402700897 9781435237414 Other Number: 52090822 System Availability: 2 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 2 Control Number: 405648 # Local items in: 2 # System items in: 2 Call Number: j 793.96 Dansie Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
