ELEM: String Figures

["Sharron L. McElmeel" <smcelmeel@CEDAR-RAPIDS.K12.IA.US>]

Sorry, I don't know who originally posted this inquiry -- but for
elementary students one can not beat the titles by Camilla Gryski.  She is
a Canadian author/folk story teller who has done extensive research into
the "history" of string stories and so forth.  Here are the entries from
the Library of Congress.  Several are available in paperback.

1. Lanyard : having fun with plastic lace
      1993 by Camilla Gryski ; illustrated by Linda Hendry.
      New York : Morrow Junior Books, c1993.
      LC: TT297 .G79 1993  Dewey: 745.57/2



   2. Friendship bracelets
      1993 Camilla Gryski.
      New York : Morrow Junior Books, c1993.
      LC: TT840 .G79 1993  Dewey: 746.42/22



   3. Many stars and more string games
      1985 by Camilla Gryski ; illustrated by Tom Sankey.
      Toronto : Kids Can Press, c1985.
      LC: GV1218.S8 G78 1985b  Dewey: 793/.9



   4. Super string games
      1987 by Camilla Gryski ; illustrated by Tom Sankey.
      New York, NY : Morrow Junior Books, c1987.
      LC: GV1218.S8 G79 1987  Dewey: 793.9



   5. Cat's cradle, owl's eyes : a book of string games
      1984 by Camilla Gryski ; illustrated by Tom Sankey.
      New York : W. Morrow, 1984.
      LC: GV1218.S8 G78 1984  Dewey: 793/.9



   6. Many stars & more string games
      1985 by Camilla Gryski ; illustrated by Tom Sankey.
      New York : Morrow, c1985.
      LC: GV1218.S8 G78 1985  Dewey: 793/.9



   7. Hands on, thumbs up : secret handshakes, fingerprints, sign languages,
      and more handy ways to have fun with hands
      1991 Camilla Gryski ; illustrated by Pat Cupples.
      Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, 1991 printing, c1990.
      LC: QM548 .G78 1991  Dewey: 611/.97





Sharron L. McElmeel
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Writer/Educational Consultant
Cedar Rapids, IA 52411
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