Let's Play: A Treasury of Childhood Games from India
There is a close relationship between the games we played in our childhood and the soft skills we exhibit at professional interactions and workplaces. What are those soft skills? Here is a long list: Being proactive; anticipating any potential issues; making choices between alternatives; letting go of small things and moving on to bigger goals; picking up the right fight; putting all senses to use to decipher; estimating, guessing, and assessing the situations; face-reading; planning, strategizing and making best use of available resources; assessing risks and overcoming obstacles; communicating; recalling and memorizing; helping others; leading teams, letting others to lead, creating leaders, and coordinating teams; taking pride in winning and accepting the losses with grace; discerning clarity from ambiguity; balancing strength, speed, force and control as needed; not losing sight of the target; taking turns, being transparent and following the established rules. The games children play in their formative years, thus, play a critical role in their adulthood.
"Let's Play" book is a collection of 100 traditional childhood games from India. Each game in the book is accompanied by an exclusive full-page color illustration (224 All color pages, A4 Size). Each game is introduced with an outline of context, culture, rules, variations, and benefits of playing the game.
An index of all the games, listing all the alternate names of these games, is also provided at the end of the book. This book is also available in Telugu language.
Age: 4 and up
Number of Pages: 116
Author: Dr. Siva Jasthi, Kandukuri Ramu