Lucky 13: Solitaire Games For Kids - Softcover

Street, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1587170140 ISBN 13: 9781587170140

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2001

Synopsis

All you really need for hours of fun is a pack of cards—if you know how to play solitaire. There's something for everyone in this excellent compendium, from classics like Klondike and Canfield, to fast-paced Hit or Miss and mind-bending Intrigue, to games like Double Your Fun that boost memory and counting skills. Whether basic, advanced, or two-pack games, the clear step-by-step directions and strategies combined with black-and-red card diagrams make them a snap to learn--and once you start, you're hooked! With over sixty-five games and variations (and one hundred funny pictures), here's an essential handbook for veteran cardsharks or beginning enthusiasts of all ages.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Street he has collaborated with Joanna Cole and Stephanie Calmenson on popular children's activity books, such as Fun on the Run and Marbles. He lives in Portland, Oregon

Alan Tiegreen has illustrated more than a dozen books for young readers. He lives in Georgia.

From Booklist:

Gr. 3-7. Nonsolitaire players, unaware that there are so many ways to play, will find this title revealing. Street begins with a basic introduction to cards and then covers more than 65 games and variations, starting with the easiest and ending with complex two-pack games. Each game features helpful diagrams showing the layout and potential movement of the cards. The directions and tips for strategy are succinct and clear, written in a breezy style on well-laid-out pages. Even so, many of the games require the reader to go over the directions a number of times, and it's nearly impossible to dive into the complicated games at the end of the book without some experience. Alan Tiegreen's funny pen-and-ink cartoons spark up the book by filling nearly every page. An excellent resource on solitaire for children. Todd Morning
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About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1587170140
• ISBN 13: 9781587170140
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Tiegreen Alan