Sidewalk Chalk: Outdoor Fun and Games - Hardcover

McGillian, Jamie Kyle

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0806979054 ISBN 13: 9780806979052

Publisher: Sterling, 2002

Synopsis

Chalk it up...for great fun! With a bucket of colored, neon, glittered, swirly, or even just plain white chalk, your fingertips, and the ideas in this charmingly illustrated book, the sidewalk is yours to play on and decorate. Write your favorite sayings, draw pictures, or play games with your friends or all by yourself. You can even create a big mess and nature will take care of it, because chalk just washes away. Start by making your own, if you'd like, with a simple recipe. Then let the good times roll by getting out and chalking the town with calendar creations that celebrate holidays--or come up with silly rebuses to catch the eye of everyone who walks by. Be a street artist, and design wild and crazy characters, or produce a maze. You've got game with chalked hopscotch boards, tic-tac-toe, a spin on basic jacks, and "jumbo jumps." Take a sidewalk safari--it'll really bring out the animal in you! Just copy a small part of your favorite beast--like a lion's mane or beaver's tail--and challenge your friends to figure out what it is. Whoever guesses right gets to finish the picture. And, all through there's lots of "chalk talk" where0 real kids tell their favorite "chalky" things to do!

About this title

From the Back Cover:

All it takes to have fun for days is just chalk and this treasure chest of really cool games and activities! There are so many different, fun things you can do with chalk on the sidewalk or in the playground--like writing messages, competing at chalk toss, and drawing a treacherous obstacle course with a narrow road to follow on blades, bike, or scooter. Chalk it alone or with pals--the ideas are endless.

"The combination of simple easy-to-read text and childlike illustrations will attract young readers to this sidewalk world.... This delightful book encourages use of the imagination... --School Library Journal

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-6-From how to make your own chalk to a multitude of activities using it (or the cheap kind you buy at the store), the ideas in this book range from creating a town on the sidewalk to creating neighborhood time lines. Sims's colorful artwork looks like chalk drawings. The combination of simple easy-to-read text and childlike illustrations will attract young readers to this sidewalk world. McGillian even gives youngsters permission to get messy because the chalk comes off them with simple washing, and "nature will take care of the sidewalk." She even includes an environmental message: this activity saves trees because it doesn't require paper. This delightful book encourages use of the imagination, and may inspire outdoor programs.
Cynde Suite, formerly at Horry County Memorial Library, Surfside Beach, SC
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0806979054
• ISBN 13: 9780806979052
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 80
• Illustrator: Sims Blanche