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Unbored the essential field guide to serious fun

"Unbored is the most original, entertaining, and instructive all-in-one book for kids ever published -jam-packed with information, ideas, and activities for children and their parents to share together. Vibrantly designed and illustrated, it's crammed with activities that are not only fun...

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Main Author: Glenn, Joshua, 1967-
Other Authors: Larsen, Elizabeth Foy., Reusch, Mister (Illustrator), Kasunick, Heather (Illustrator), Piascik, Chris.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury USA, c2012.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Subjects:
Recreation > Juvenile nonfiction.
Amusements > Juvenile nonfiction.
Handicraft > Juvenile nonfiction.
Games > Juvenile nonfiction.
Summary: "Unbored is the most original, entertaining, and instructive all-in-one book for kids ever published -jam-packed with information, ideas, and activities for children and their parents to share together. Vibrantly designed and illustrated, it's crammed with activities that are not only fun and doable, but get kids engaged in the wider world--and provides information to expand their worldviews, too, inspiring them to learn more. Right at the age where kids start to disappear into various screens, Unbored encourages them to use those tech skills in creative ways. Activities parents will remember from their childhoods are presented alongside bold new possibilities: science experiments, crafts and upcycling, board game hacking, code-cracking, geocaching, skateboard repair, yarn bombing, stop-action movie-making - plus tons of trivia, best-of lists, and forward-thinking ideas made accessible to kids. Unbored expertly walks the line between cool and constructive: parents will appreciate its wisdom and humor, its lessons in civic-mindedness and self-esteem, as well as its anti-perfectionist spirit. Kids will just think it's awesome"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description: "Indoors/outdoors/online/offline."
"Explore the world, test your limits, dare to be different, have fun, get unbored"--P. [4] of cover.
Physical Description: 352 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781608196418 (hbk.)
1608196410 (hbk.)
Author Notes:

Joshua Glenn is an editor at HILOBROW, and is a principal of the commercial semiotics agency Semiovox. He is co-author and/or co-editor of Taking Things Seriously, The Idler's Glossary, and Significant Objects, among other titles. Josh was a columnist and blogger for the Boston Globe's IDEAS section; he published the zine/journal HERMENAUT. He lives in Boston.

Elizabeth Foy Larsen was a member of the team that launched Sassy , a magazine for teen girls. She went on to hold various editorial positions at Utne Reader , including executive editor of Utne Lens, one of the world's first online magazines. She mastered the art of brevity as a digital content editor at the St. Paul Pioneer Press and as the executive producer of Twin Cities Sidewalk . Today, she's a freelance writer and editor whose stories have appeared in numerous local and national publications including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Mother Jones, The Daily Beast, Slate, Travel + Leisure, Parents, Family Circle, and StarTribune.

Tony Leone is a principal of Leone Design. His work has been honored by the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Brand Design Association, and has been featured in Communication Arts, Print, Graphis, and elsewhere. He has a son and a daughter.

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