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UNBORED Games : Serious Fun for Everyone by Elizabeth Foy Larsen and Joshua...

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Item specifics

Condition
Like New: A book in excellent condition. Cover is shiny and undamaged, and the dust jacket is ...
ISBN
9781620407066

About this product

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
162040706X
ISBN-13
9781620407066
eBay Product ID (ePID)
22038597926

Product Key Features

Book Title
Unbored Games : Serious Fun for Everyone
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Activities, Sports & Recreation / General, Travel Games, Activity Books, General, Games & Activities / General
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Leone, Tony, Yes
Genre
Family & Relationships, Juvenile Nonfiction, Games & Activities
Author
Joshua Glenn, Elizabeth Foy Larsen
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
6.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2014-016698
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"This year's hottest activity book for kids." -- Publishers Weekly on UNBORED "An old-fashioned child's activity book for a modern Gen-X parented family." -- New York Times on UNBORED "Exactly the book parents need during a weeklong school break that feels like a month." -- New York Magazine (Approval Matrix) on UNBORED "This book busts boredom . . . You may never hear those dreaded words again." -- Family Fun Magazine on UNBORED "Probably the best do-it-yourself and activity book for children I've seen. The variety of projects is astounding, and it's modern and appealing to kids and adults." -- Mark Frauenfelder, BoingBoing "! If you love outdoorsy, crafty, and adventurous stuff, then this book is perfect for you. It's a guide to life - if you want an exciting and unbored life!" -- Emma Kristjanson-Gural, age 12, New Moon Magazine "This is what we've been waiting for! A playful and informative journey built on exhilarating activities and adventures. This is not just a book, it's a way of life for kids and parents alike." -- Anthony DeBenedet, MD, author of The Art of Roughhousing, "An old-fashioned child's activity book for a modern Gen-X parented family." - The New York Times on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun "If you can't find an exciting activity to do in this book, there might be something wrong with you." - Sports Illustrated Kids  on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun "Encourage[s] kids to use their technical skills as well as their natural curiosity to be creative, try new things, figure out how things and systems work, and just maybe change the world in the process." - Parents & Kids Magazine on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun "This book busts boredom . . . You may never hear those dreaded words again." - Family Fun on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun "This year's hottest activity book for kids." - Publishers Weekly on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun "Exactly the book parents need during a weeklong school break that feels like a month." - New York Magazine (Approval Matrix) on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun, "An old-fashioned child's activity book for a modern Gen-X parented family." -- The New York Times on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun "If you can't find an exciting activity to do in this book, there might be something wrong with you." -- Sports Illustrated Kids on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun "Encourage[s] kids to use their technical skills as well as their natural curiosity to be creative, try new things, figure out how things and systems work, and just maybe change the world in the process." -- Parents & Kids Magazine on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun "This book busts boredom . . . You may never hear those dreaded words again." -- Family Fun on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun "This year's hottest activity book for kids." -- Publishers Weekly on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun "Exactly the book parents need during a weeklong school break that feels like a month." -- New York Magazine (Approval Matrix) on UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun, Encourage[s] kids to use their technical skills as well as their natural curiosity to be creative, try new things, figure out how things and systems work, and just maybe change the world in the process.
Dewey Decimal
790.1
Synopsis
UNBORED Games has all the smarts, creativity, and DIY spirit of the original UNBORED ("It's a book! It's a guide! It's a way of life!" - Los Angeles Magazine ), but with a laser-like focus on the activities we do for pure fun: to while away a rainy day, to test our skills and stretch our imaginations-games. There are more than seventy games here, 50 of them all new, plus many more recommendations, and they cover the full gambit, from old-fashioned favorites to today's high-tech games. The book offers a gold mine of creative, constructive fun: intricate clapping games, bike rodeo, Google Earth challenges, croquet golf, capture the flag, and the best ever apps to play with Grandma, to name only a handful. Gaming is a whole culture for kids to explore, and the book will be complete with gaming history and interviews with awesome game designers. The lessons here: all games can be self-customized, or hacked. You can even make up your own games. Some could even change the world. The original UNBORED has taken its place as a much beloved, distinctly contemporary family brand. UNBORED Games extends the franchise -- also including UNBORED Adventure -- in a new handy flexibound format, illustrated in full color throughout. This is a whole shelf of serious fun the whole family can enjoy indoors, outdoors, online and offline., UNBORED Games has all the smarts, creativity, and DIY spirit of the original UNBORED ("It's a book It's a guide It's a way of life " - Los Angeles Magazine ), but with a laser-like focus on the activities we do for pure fun: to while away a rainy day, to test our skills and stretch our imaginations-games. There are more than seventy games here, 50 of them all new, plus many more recommendations, and they cover the full gambit, from old-fashioned favorites to today's high-tech games. The book offers a gold mine of creative, constructive fun: intricate clapping games, bike rodeo, Google Earth challenges, croquet golf, capture the flag, and the best ever apps to play with Grandma, to name only a handful. Gaming is a whole culture for kids to explore, and the book will be complete with gaming history and interviews with awesome game designers. The lessons here: all games can be self-customized, or hacked. You can even make up your own games. Some could even change the world. The original UNBORED has taken its place as a much beloved, distinctly contemporary family brand. UNBORED Games extends the franchise -- also including UNBORED Adventure -- in a new handy flexibound format, illustrated in full color throughout. This is a whole shelf of serious fun the whole family can enjoy indoors, outdoors, online and offline., The best games book ever--for kids and the whole family, from the team that bought us the critically acclaimed, award-winning, best-selling UNBORED: The Essential Field Guide to Serious Fun ., UNBORED Games has all the smarts, creativity, and DIY spirit of the original UNBORED (It's a book! It's a guide! It's a way of life! - Los Angeles Magazine ), but with a laser-like focus on the activities we all do for pure fun, to while away a rainy day, to test our skills and stretch our imaginations-games. Covering the full gambit and then some, from old-fashioned favorites to today's high-tech games, the book offers a gold mine of creative, constructive fun: Complicated Clapping Games, Bike Rodeo, Google Earth Challenges, Croquet Golf, Climate Change Games, Capture the Flag, and the Best Ever Apps to Play with Grandma, to name only a handful. Gaming is a whole culture for kids to explore, and the book will be complete with gaming history and interviews with awesome game designers. The lesson here: all games can be self-customized, or hacked. You can even make up your own games. Some could even change the world...The original UNBORED is already a much beloved, distinctly contemporary family brand. UNBORED Games will extend the franchise and be followed by UNBORED Adventure , both in the new handy, flexibound format. Soon, there will be a whole shelf of serious fun the whole family can enjoy indoors, outdoors, online and offline.
LC Classification Number
GV1201

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