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Susie Williams, Author
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publication date: October 9, 2025
Category: History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781445196428
Imprint: Franklin Watts
Publication date: April 9, 2026
Category: History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage)
ISBN: 9781445196442
From dolls and teddies to cars and games, this book shows all the different toys and games that children play around the world. From common ones globally, such as hopscotch and skipping to cultural ones such as the tompo in Mexico and the African mancala game, discover the toys children played with in the past and compare them with the toys they play with today. At the back of the book is a fun step-by-step craft activity.
This book has been book banded at book band 9, gold.
Susie Williams is children’s non-fiction editor and author. She aims to inspire children to be interested in and curious about the world around them.