Camilla Gryski
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Camilla Gryski (born: Bristol, England)Camilla Gryski
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is a Canadian
librarian A librarian is a person who works professionally in a library providing access to information, and sometimes social or technical programming, or instruction on information literacy to users. The role of the librarian has changed much over time ...
and string figure enthusiast. She has a degree in English, an M.L.S., an M.Ed, and a
Montessori The Montessori method of education involves children's natural interests and activities rather than formal teaching methods. A Montessori classroom places an emphasis on hands-on learning and developing real-world skills. It emphasizes indepen ...
Primary Teaching Certificate. She worked in Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children as a Therapeutic Clown.The Hospital Clown Newsletter: Articles from Past Issues in PDF format
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Awards

* C.L.A. Notable Non-Fiction for Children, 1996. *Information Book Award Honour Book for ''Let's Play'', 1996. *Information Book Award for ''Hands On, Thumbs Up'', 1991. * ALA Notable Book for ''Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes'', 1984.


Bibliography

*''Camilla Gryski's cat's cradle: A Book of String Games''. illus. Tom Sankey. Scholastic/Kids Can Press, 1995. /. *''Camilla Gryski's Favourite String Games''. illus. Tom Sankey. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1995. . *''Let's Play: Traditional Games of Childhood''. illus.
Dušan Petričić Dušan Petričić ( sr-cyr, Душан Петричић; born 10 May 1946) is a Serbian illustrator and caricaturist. He has illustrated numerous children's books and his caricatures have appeared in various newspapers and magazines from ''Polit ...
. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1995/2000. . *''Friendship Bracelets''. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1992. . *''Hands On, Thumbs Up''. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1990. . illus. Pat Cupples. Addison-Wesley. 1991. *''Super String Games''. illus. Tom Sankey. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1987. (paperback) (hardcover) *''Many Stars and More String Games''. illus. Tom Sankey. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1985. (paperback) (hardcover) *''Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes: A Book of String Games''. illus. Tom Sankey. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1983.


See also

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List of string figures The following is a list of string figures, various figures which can be made using a loop of string, and which occur in games such as cat's cradle Cat's cradle is a game involving the creation of various string figures between the fingers, ...


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