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Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes: A Book of String Games

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This is a terrific introduction to the fascinating art of string games.

The author takes you from step one (how to tie your string together) through hand positions and basic terminology and then on into the string games themselves - starting from the easy ones and finally on to the complex two-person "Cat's Cradle."

The clear descriptions of each move and easy-to-understand diagrams make this book easy to follow for even the most uncoordinated and uninitiated! I found that by using the book to learn the games myself, and then teaching them to my children (ages 7 and 6), we were able to benefit from some great quality time!

Camilla Gryski does an excellent job of taking her readers step by step through the process of creating these figures and playing these games. More than any other books I have used on the topic, her directions will allow those who need words, those who need drawings, and those who need the sequence of steps to follow along and be successful.

This book is one of three in her series on string figures, and gives several variations on the game of Cat's Cradle. Some may be familiar to readers, but others may not be so common. Other basic figures are also introduced in this volume. To get started in this enjoyable pastime with minimal frustration, I highly recommend this book.

i think the book is good for a lot of people who are in to strings and other things that would keep people busy. i also like that this book would teach alot of people what other nations do when they have free time. when i frist read this book i was in the 7th grade and i loved it i also learned most of the tricks and i would love to read it again so i could learn more.

User-friendly, with large clear pictures & explanations of how to move both strings & fingers. Also the steps of Cat's Cradle for partner play.

String games can be difficult to illustrate, but this book does a good job at explaining and illustrating how to make the string figures. Also, it includes short histories about which cultures the string games originated in.

Clear instructions and illustrations. Easy for all ages to follow even for the more difficult figures. Completed figures easily recognizable.

I orders this book to teach a group of elementry students some string games. It was what I needed.