Ferry Piekart (born 1974) is a Dutch author of children's non-fiction books. His ''Playing With Stuff – Outrageous Games with Ordinary Objects'' was published in the United States in 2004 by Kane/Miller Book Publishers.

Biography

Ferry Piekart is a Rotterdam resident. He studied

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and

cultural anthropology Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. It is in contrast to social anthropology, which perceives cultural variation as a subset of a posited anthropological constant. The portma ...

, and began his career in the

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writing popular-science articles for Dutch magazines. He later began writing articles and stories for children's magazines. ''Playing With Stuff – Outrageous Games with Ordinary Objects'' was his first children's book. His motto is "The truth is just what you believe in."

Bibliography

*''Paf, af! – Spelletjes met spulletjes'' (2002) *''Waar komt vandaag vandaan? – Over de geschiedenis van alledaagse dingen'' (2004) *''Playing With Stuff – Outrageous Games with Ordinary Objects'' (including some extra games, 2004) *''Pleetime'' (2007)

References

Sources

Ferry Piekart biography by Gottmer (Dutch)Ferry Piekart biography by Kane/MillerOfficial website of Ferry Piekart (Dutch)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Piekart, Ferry 1974 births Living people Dutch children's writers Writers from Rotterdam