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Cat's Cradle: A Book of String Games

camilla gryski tom sankey

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Learn to play Cat's Cradle from the authority on string games!

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1983
Literary awards
ola silver birch award, 

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Format
32 pages, Paperback
Published
March 20, 2001 by Kids Can Press
ISBN
9781553370901
ASIN
1553370902
Language
English

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camilla gryski

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Camilla Gryski is a Canadian librarian and string figure enthusiast. She has a degree in English, an M.L.S., an M.Ed, and a Montessori Primary Teaching Certificate. She worked in Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children as a therapeutic clown.

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Rating(4.3 / 5.0, 13 votes)
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zombbiii
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April 17,2025
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I never grew up playing string games so this was really interesting to me. I would keep a copy around for when kids think that all they need for entertainment is a computer or any electronic device. It was fun to look at things that seemed easy and to realize that they would be very difficult to do and perform.
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00Nani
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April 17,2025
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This entertained me and friends for hours as kids.
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haythem_42
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April 17,2025
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I've always been intrigued by string games. My sister and I played Cat's Cradle on long car trips (anything over an hour) and on hot summer days. I always wondered how people came up with the original 'game.' No matter how hard I tried to invent a new string
game, I always succeeded in making a tangle.

These directions are easy to follow.

Why not 5 stars? I would have liked a better cultural connection.
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omeet
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April 17,2025
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Although I don't think this is the best book, I love the idea of it. It is a fun way to get kids to do something other than watch T.V or play on their Ipads. I think that it is fun to get some string and do different games with it. That is why I gave this book a 3/5. I think the art isn't all that appealing, but it is good. So I encourage teachers and parents to let their kids use this book to their advantage. So go for it, BUY THIS BOOK!
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txkyoghoulx
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April 17,2025
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The best book every for teaching kids (and adults) how to do string figures.
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Thicc_Ink
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April 17,2025
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This is the best string game book I have ever found. I have been playing string games since elementary school. I first found this book at a camp as a young adult. It had all the string formations I remembered and many more as well as variations. It is good enough that I ordered a used copy online for my own personal library.
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saintsinn
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April 17,2025
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I found this book at the library when I was a kid, and then I found it recently at our current library (which is awesome, by the way). I have a lot of fun with these, and my four-year-old, had fun seeing the figures, especially those that he could participate in. The instructions are easy to follow and have great step-by-step illustrations.
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