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This book takes kids on a journey to discover the history of games, and then leads them from their initial idea for a new game through several iterations of a game all the way to playing the final version of a game they created. Explore the processes of both playing and creating games while developing critical and creative thinking skills that apply to tasks and concepts across academic fields. -- adapted from back cover.
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175 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Surprising stories behind the games you know and love to play. Journey through 8,000 years of history, from Ancient Egyptian Senet and Indian Snakes and Ladders, right up to role-play, fantasy and hybrid games of the present day. More than 100 games are explored chronologically, from the most ancient to the most modern. Every chapter is full of insightful anecdotes exploring everything from design and acquisition to game play and legacy." -- ONIX...
12) Jumanji
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Left on their own for an afternoon, two bored and restless children find more excitement than they bargained for in a mysterious and mystical jungle adventure board game.
13) C D B!
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47 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Letters and numbers are used to create the sounds of words and simple sentences 4 u 2 figure out with the aid of illustrations.
14) The games book
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118 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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Instructions for traditional indoor and outdoor games. Classic games like jacks, marbles, and hopscotch; outdoor games like capture the flag and hide and seek. Also card games like rummy and solitaire. Each game has instructions and some hints and tips for beginners. There are illustrations throughout. An ideal companion for rainy days and family holidays.
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Readers will learn about some of the most meaningful and fun debates in the world of E-Sports. This title explores if E-sports competitors are real athletes, and scholarships for E-sports and much more. The title also features a lightning round of further questions to debate, a glossary, and further resources. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. SportsZone is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
18) Wargames
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1 videodisc (approximately 113 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Young computer genius David Lightman breaks into the Defense Department's war computer, but what he thinks is a game just may start World War III.
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