Project Gutenberg 2003-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 149 Wells, H. G. (Herbert George) 1866 1946 Wells, Herbert George Floor Games; a companion volume to "Little Wars" Produced by Alan Murray. HTML version by Al Haines. "Floor Games; a companion volume to 'Little Wars'" by H. G. Wells is a playful guidebook that explores imaginative play for children, written during the early 20th century. The book serves as an exploration of the joys and complexities of indoor games, focusing particularly on the creative use of toys to stimulate the imagination of young ones. Through personal anecdotes and descriptive illustrations, Wells discusses various types of play that can be created with everyday household items. In "Floor Games," H. G. Wells shares his experiences creating elaborate scenarios with his sons using simple toys, cardboard, and wooden bricks. He describes making intricate worlds from floor games, including building fantastical cities, islands, and castles, and even crafting imaginative war games. The text emphasizes the importance of creativity and cooperation in play, detailing specific games such as the "Game of the Wonderful Islands," where the floor becomes the sea and each child assumes various roles in a story of exploration and adventure. Throughout the book, Wells connects play to broader themes such as growth, imagination, and the nurturing of children’s inventive spirits, encouraging parents and caregivers to provide their children with the right materials to foster their creativity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Games Games -- Juvenile literature GV Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring 66600 65510 2024-10-02T09:33:31.822378 2023-10-02T08:31:19.915821 text/html text/html 60889 2021-01-08T22:43:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 24421 2021-01-08T22:43:03 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 109491 2024-10-02T09:33:37.712334 application/epub+zip 108184 2024-10-02T09:33:35.289350 application/epub+zip 93529 2024-10-02T09:33:34.056397 application/epub+zip 252393 2024-10-02T09:33:39.493330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 244876 2024-10-02T09:33:36.936356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 208113 2022-09-02T11:16:19.977296 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58379 58344 2024-10-02T09:33:31.554358 2023-10-02T08:31:19.650816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 58266 2021-01-08T22:43:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23553 2021-01-08T22:43:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19618 2024-10-02T09:33:39.622310 application/rdf+xml 17451 2024-10-02T09:33:34.597338 image/jpeg 3901 2024-10-02T09:33:34.325336 image/jpeg 107202 2024-10-02T09:33:31.830359 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia