Games (Social Studies Emergent Readers) - Softcover

Berger, Samantha; Moreton, Daniel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439045665 ISBN 13: 9780439045667

Publisher: Scholastic, 1998

Synopsis

Simple text and photographs show some of the many simple games children play around the world.

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel King started playing chess at the age of five and is now an International Grandmaster - the highest title a professional chess player can achieve. Daniel has written thirteen books on chess to date, including Kingfisher's Chess - From First Moves to Checkmate. He has also contributed articles to Britain's Independent on Sunday, The Sunday Times, The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph. In addition to chess and writing, Daniel has had extensive and varied broadcasting experience. He has lectured on games and strategy to corporate clients, such as IBM, Intel, Microsoft and Disney; devised puzzles for contestants on Cilla Black's Moment of Truth television programme; presented a children's chess master-class for Channel 4; scripted and presented documentaries on the history of chess for BBC Radio Four; reported on four World Chess Championships for broadcasters around the world including ESPN in the USA, Star TV in Asia, and Doordashan in India; and presented programme links on Nickelodeon Children's Channel.

Review:

'I love this book' - Open Book, BBC Radio 4; '... fabulous computer-generated artwork' - The Guardian; '... a clear, informative book, of a kind the jury would like to see more of - Dutch Collective Foundation for Book Promotion (winner, Silver Slate Pencil Award 2001)

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0439045665
• ISBN 13: 9780439045667
• Binding: Paperback