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Acka Backa Boo!: Playground Games from Around the World

46 pp. | Holt | November, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-8050-6424-9 $$17.00
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Susan Winter. This book is organized into eight different sections (e.g., "You're It! Games," "Singing Games"), with particular emphasis on rhymes and chants. Each double-page spread briefly introduces and describes from one to four simple games, but the page design is somewhat confusing. The watercolor illustrations depict children of many ethnicities. A note to adults and a pronunciation guide are included. Ind.
Reviewer: Jim St. Claire

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