All you need is a rock, some chalk, and a friend to join in the funHopscotch has been played throughout history in nearly every country in the world. From Alaska to Aruba, Italy to India, Bolivia to Brooklyn, here are nineteen versions of this classic game. Complete with rules, patterns, and interesting facts, this is an unrivaled look at a timeless, universal game of childhood.

Related: Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction, Picture Book

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• ISBN: 9780688147457
• Author: Lankford, Mary D.
• Illustrator: Milone, Karen
• Published: 1996, HarperTrophy
• Themes: game, playing
• Descriptors: Intermediate (ages 9-14), International, Nonfiction, Picture Book
• No. of pages: 48