{"product_id":"story-play-kit-jacks-around-the-world","title":"Ready-to-go PLAY KIT: Jacks Around the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eJacks is a game played all over the world. In Brazil, children may call it Cinco Marias and in Tibet, Abhadlo, but the rules are basically the same: Scatter a number of playing pieces onto the ground, toss an object into the air, and before that falls or bounces, scoop up the proper number of playing pieces. It sounds easy, but it takes practice and skill!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMary D. Lankford has boundless curiosity about the way in which children celebrate and play. Following a trail of solid research and primary sources, she has assembled a lively collection of fourteen jacks-type games. Rules are clearly given so that readers can master versions from countries as diverse as Israel, Singapore, and Zimbabwe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author, with illustrator Karen Dugan, has created other zesty, well-researched books of games and customs, including the universally praised \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/polkadotdoorbooks.com\/products\/hopscotch-around-the-world\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHopscotch Around the World\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. All of their books open windows onto other cultures and invite young readers to learn, to appreciate – and to play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComes complete with a set of 10 jacks, 1 ball and a fabric bag to store them in. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polka Dot Door Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53415422755130,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/8699\/7050\/files\/Create-Play_041226_47.jpg?v=1787095867","url":"https:\/\/polkadotdoorbooks.com\/products\/story-play-kit-jacks-around-the-world","provider":"Polka Dot Door Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}