{"id":139,"date":"2019-05-27T19:18:09","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T19:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ginabooks.com\/index.php\/books\/when-children-play\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T22:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T22:20:07","slug":"when-children-play","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ginabooks.com\/index.php\/books\/when-children-play\/","title":{"rendered":"When Children Play"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"509\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/ginabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/whenchildrenplay-award-B.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ginabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/whenchildrenplay-award-B.png 509w, https:\/\/ginabooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/whenchildrenplay-award-B-300x193.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>HACKMATACK AWARD<\/strong> <strong>FINALIST<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Play has a magical way of making us feel happy and good about ourselves.<br><br>Many children around the world never get the chance to play. Sometimes it\u2019s because their countries have been at war or face extreme poverty and disease. Some children were forced to fight as soldiers and forgot how to play, how to be childlike and joyful, and can\u2019t forget the horrors they have seen or forgive themselves for what they have done. Others never learned to play because they had to work long hours in hot factories or out in the fields, or take on the role of parenting their younger brothers and sisters. And in some places certain children just aren\u2019t allowed to play because they are girls or have a physical disability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For over a decade the humanitarian organization <strong>Right To Play<\/strong> has been helping to bring laughter and smiles into the lives of the world\u2019s most disadvantages children. They\u2019ve seen first-hand <strong>when children play the world wins<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Review<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;Ultimately, this well-written and researched book reminds us that we are all part of the global village and responsible for each other. Hopefully, reading&nbsp;<em>When Children Play<\/em>&nbsp;will spur some readers to social action. <strong>Highly Recommended.<\/strong><em> <\/em><br><em>Gail Hamilton is a former teacher-librarian in Winnipeg, MB.<\/em>  <br>For more: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umanitoba.ca\/outreach\/cm\/vol20\/no10\/whenchildrenplay.html\">http:\/\/www.umanitoba.ca\/outreach\/cm\/vol20\/no10\/whenchildrenplay.html<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a joy to read McMurchy\u2019s book. Her writing style finds that wonderful middle ground between grammatical perfection and conversational ease.&nbsp; She knows to whom she speaks: children in the upper elementary grades. The information she provides, as well as the examples she chooses, would engage the attention of this age group. Credit goes to the RTP organization for providing the realistic and heart-warming photographs accompanying the text. <strong>Highly Recommended: 4 out of 4 stars<\/strong> <br>Reviewer:&nbsp; Leslie Aitken, former Curriculum Librarian of the University of Alberta. For more: <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.library.ualberta.ca\/deakinreview\/index.php\/deakinreview\/article\/view\/29306\">https:\/\/journals.library.ualberta.ca\/deakinreview\/index.php\/deakinreview\/article\/view\/29306<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play has a magical way of making us feel happy and good about ourselves. Many children around the world never get the chance to play. Sometimes it\u2019s because their countries have been at war or face extreme poverty and disease. 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