The Jump Rope Book & the Jump Rope (Classic Games) [Paperback]

Elizabeth Loredo (Author), Martha Cooper (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 4, 1996 | Age Level: 5 and up | Series: Classic Games

Photographs by Martha Cooper. Packaged with the only other equipment a child would need--the jump rope--here is a book steeped in the know-how, culture, lore, and trivia of this simple, easy-to-learn, play-anywhere game. The Jump Rope Book is a complete skipper's reference, from how to put your best foot forward to over 250 rhymes. There are jump rope fashions (cushy socks a must), basic jumps and fancy steps (including Scissors, Jumping Jacks, and Cancan), jump rope jargon, how to decorate your rope, and the games--Spoons, Siamese Twins, The Clock, Chase the Fox, Over the Rainbow, Double Dutch, and dozens more. THE JUMP ROPE is 100% cotton, seven feet long, and comes with wooden handles. 50,000 copies in print.

The Classic Game series have over 317,000 copies in print.

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From the Back Cover

Hop to it! THE ROPE, THE MOVES, THE GAMES, THE RHYMES

Here's everything you need to take your jumping to a new plateau, whether you're a beginner or the playground expert. Set a new personal best. Turn a pepper faster than a whirling dervish--and when it's your turn to twirl, be a gracious and conscientious ender. Because there's always a next time to jump over the moon.

About the Author

Elizabeth Loredo is an author and editor living in New York City. Her jump rope days were spent on the sidewalks of her family's home in New Jersey, where she was too often an ender. She studied journalism at the School of Visual Arts in New York and has since written many magazine articles and books for both adults and children.

Martha Cooper is a documentary photographer specializing in the art and folk culture of New York City. Her photographs have appeared in numerous magazines, including National Geographic and Smithsonian.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (January 4, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761104488
• ISBN-13: 978-0761104483
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 6.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,207,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars School Teacher, June 6, 2003

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This review is from: The Jump Rope Book & the Jump Rope (Classic Games) (Paperback)

I bought this book to teach a summer school class, hoping it would give me a ton of songs to teach grades 1 through 4. The majority of the songs were not really appropriate for children. There were a lot of suggestive phrases that I did not want to be responsible for teaching a first grader. I took only a few things from the book to use in my class.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great School Yard Activity Book, December 4, 2008

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This review is from: The Jump Rope Book & the Jump Rope (Classic Games) (Paperback)

This cute book has all the great rhymes for jumping rope that we used to know as kids (but have long since forgotten). It gets kids exercising, enjoying companions, and having fun in the school yard. My daughter and her friends loved it!