Provides history, examples, and stories of the rope-jumping activity called double Dutch.
Written & compiled by celebrated author & journalist Veronica Chambers, this book is filled with her own personal memories of girlhood & jumping rope, along with poems, interviews, songs, history, quotes, rhymes, & photographs.
From the creator of the popular Disney Channel original movie Jump In! comes a novel perfect for fans of stories about sports, summer, and friendship.
Meanwhile, Tanya and a new girl, Brittany, seem to keep bumping heads. And strong-willed Tanya is surprised to find the new girl can stand her ground in a fight. Join the adventure in book two of The Double Dutch Club Series.
Penny Pride and the Double Dutch Contest teaches children about the treasure and worth in true friendship.
Three eighth-grade friends, preparing for the International Double Dutch Championship jump rope competition in their home town of Cincinnati, Ohio, cope with Randy's missing father, Delia's inability to read, and Yo Yo's encounter with the ...
We could all use a break. This guide to the schoolyard games of childhood is “something special” (The Wall Street Journal). Remember recess?
It is also rare that African Americans doing ethnographic work, in general, represent black musical culture. One notable exception is Race Music: Black Cultures from Be-bop to Hip-hop, by Guthrie Ramsey (2003). African Americans may be ...
The girls of the Double Dutch Club have an opportunity of a lifetime: they've earned the right to compete in the state competition!
Discusses the history of Double Dutch rope skipping with instructions in basic and advanced techniques. Also describes tournaments and contests in which to participate.
CONCLUSIONS We briefly examined some ideological aspects of cultural transfer and transmission on two different levels, ... Rethinking Cultural Transfer and Transmission: Reflections and New Perspectives (Groningen: Barkhuis, 2012).