{"product_id":"a-hop-a-skip-warren-fahey-9780980541984","title":"A Hop, A Skip \u0026 A Jump: A History of Australian Childhood Amusements","description":"The history of Australian childhood amusements from colonial days to the present day. Includes Australian Aboriginal children's games; history of play in colonial times; how the playground was affected by multiculturalism; how children see the 'world of make-believe'; evolution of Australian toys, including dolls; uniquely Australian nursery rhymes and schoolyard taunts, insults and clapping chants. This is a book for adults and educators. It presses nostalgia buttons.\u003cbr\u003eCovers what games kids played in the bush and city, bonfire night, getting mobile on stilts, bikes and roller skates; making dolls out of twigs, potatoes, pipe cleaners and clothing pegs; marbles and its many rules; school war cries - a definitive list.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Warren Fahey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0980541980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780980541984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bodgie Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Warren Fahey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437621948671,"sku":"9780980541984","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0eb4d2c-986e-4370-b845-b0928832927b.jpg?v=1777162963","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-hop-a-skip-warren-fahey-9780980541984","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}