Camilla Gryski
Camilla Gryski (born: Bristol, England)[1] is a Canadian librarian and string figure enthusiast. She has a degree in English, an M.L.S., an M.Ed, and a Montessori Primary Teaching Certificate.[1] She worked in Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children as a Therapeutic Clown.[1][2]
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. ISBN 9780439779388/ISBN 978-1-55337-090-1.
- Camilla Gryski's Favourite String Games. illus. Tom Sankey. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1995. ISBN 978-1-55074-261-9.
- Let's Play: Traditional Games of Childhood. illus. Dušan Petričić. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1995/2000. ISBN 978-1-55074-817-8.
- Friendship Bracelets. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1992. ISBN 978-1-55074-085-1.
- Hands On, Thumbs Up. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1990. ISBN 978-0-921103-99-8. illus. Pat Cupples. Addison-Wesley. 1991.
- Super String Games. illus. Tom Sankey. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1987. ISBN 978-0-921103-01-1 (paperback) ISBN 978-0-921103-44-8 (hardcover)
- Many Stars and More String Games. illus. Tom Sankey. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1985. ISBN 978-0-919964-66-2 (paperback) ISBN 978-0-919964-76-1 (hardcover)
- Cat's Cradle, Owl's Eyes: A Book of String Games. illus. Tom Sankey. Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1983.
See also
Sources
- ^ a b c "Camilla Gryski Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine", WritersUnion.ca.
- ^ "The Hospital Clown Newsletter: Articles from Past Issues in PDF format Archived 2012-02-21 at the Wayback Machine", HospitalClown.com.
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String figures
& games
- Cat's cradle
- List of string figures
![Museum of Jurassic Technology exhibit: Fairly Safely Venture: String Figures and their Venerable Collectors](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/MJT_cats_cradle.jpg/90px-MJT_cats_cradle.jpg)
collectors,
and scholars
- Julia Averkieva
- Camilla Gryski
- Kathleen Rishbeth
- International String Figure Association
- Caroline Furness Jayne
- Honor Maude
- Rivers & Haddon
- Mark Sherman
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