Texas Toys and GamesFrancis Edward Abernethy University of North Texas Press, 1997 - 253 páginas You won't find molded plastic, mass-produced items in this Texas Folklore Society Publication. These are folk toys, made from natural or available materials, whatever is handy or can be scrounged. The folks who make them are amateurs of varying degrees, from the ten-year-old hammering together a skate scooter or box kite to the doting grandparent sewing doll clothes or whittling paired giraffes for a Noah's Ark. Texas Toys and Games combines both how-to descriptions and reminiscences. Folk games encompass guessing, gambling, and counting games; physically competitive games of chase, tag, and mock combat; skill games using sticks, stones, marbles, tops, and knives; variations of baseball, basketball, and football; and rhythmic clapping, rope-jumping, and dance-like games. This book is as much fun as Christmas morning--and not a single battery required! |
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... boomerangs . There is the curved - stick kind and there is the cross - stick kind of boom- erang . The cross - stick is really just two curved - stick boomerangs back to back . The principle to making either one is exactly the same ...
... boomerangs . There is the curved - stick kind and there is the cross - stick kind of boom- erang . The cross - stick is really just two curved - stick boomerangs back to back . The principle to making either one is exactly the same ...
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... boomerangs . He went by the name of " Billy Boomerang . " He would show up on the beach with a bunch of boomerangs and stick them in the sand . Then he would start throwing them out over the ocean to attract a crowd and then sell his ...
... boomerangs . He went by the name of " Billy Boomerang . " He would show up on the beach with a bunch of boomerangs and stick them in the sand . Then he would start throwing them out over the ocean to attract a crowd and then sell his ...
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Contenido
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| 38 | |
Weapons | 45 |
DOLLS | 60 |
Toy Box | 78 |
Tops and Knives | 162 |
Rhythm Games | 173 |
PlayParty Games and Songs | 190 |
Essays on Toys and Games | 215 |
Folk Toys in Texas | 217 |
Toys on the Frontier | 220 |
Folk of Texas Children | 224 |
Childrens Games and Socialization in the Texas Hill Country | 229 |
Playhouses Clubhouses and Tree Houses | 90 |
Folk Games | 101 |
Guessing and Gambling | 103 |
Chasing and Capturing | 115 |
Sticks and Stones | 136 |
Marbles | 150 |
Games and Recreation | 236 |
Bibliography | 241 |
Index of Contributors | 245 |
Index of Toys and Games | 249 |
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 104 - Pease porridge hot, Pease porridge cold, Pease porridge in the pot Nine days old. Some like it hot, Some like it cold, Some like it in the pot Nine days old.
Página 105 - Three geese in a flock ; One flew east, one flew west, One flew over the cuckoo's nest.
Página 131 - London bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down. London bridge is falling down, My fair lady!
Página 186 - And a Haw! Haw! Haw! How many lickin's did he get? One, two, three, four, five, . . . A number of these counting rhymes are based on the love theme, as: Cinderella, dressed in yellow, Went upstairs to kiss her fellow. How many kisses did she get? One, two, three, four, five, . . . Another version of the Cinderella rhyme is: Cinderella, dressed in yellow, Went down town to buy an umbrella.
Página 129 - Blanca esta cubierta con pilares de oro y plata romperemos un pilar para ver a Doña Blanca. Quién es ese jicotillo que anda en pos de doña Blanca?
Página 104 - One potato, two potato, three potato, four; Five potato, six potato, seven potato, more.
Página 176 - He bought me ice cream He bought me cake He brought me home with a belly ache Mama mama I'm so sick call the doctor quick quick quick Doctor doctor will I die...
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| Título | Texas Toys and Games Online access: OAPEN DOAB Directory of Open Access Books Volumen48 de Publications of the Texas Folk Tema 48 de Publications of the Texas Folklore Society |
| Editor | Francis Edward Abernethy |
| Edición | ilustrada, reimpresa |
| Editor | University of North Texas Press, 1997 |
| ISBN | 1574410377, 9781574410372 |
| Largo | 253 páginas |
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