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Nostalgia scores big in this easy telling of the popular city street games (stickball, ringoleavio, kick the can, etc.) that defined generations of preelectronic-age children. These kids now are aging baby boomers, and some of them—for example, comedian Ray Romano, TV host Regis Philbin, and others—here provide enchanting and o...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Gr 9 Up—Children playing in the street, climbing fire escapes, and dodging cars is unheard of today. Street games are a foreign concept to young people raised by helicopter parents (those who hover over and micromanage their kids). This engaging documentary explains old-fashioned street games such as stickball, stoopball, hopscotch, and Red Rover by looking at the happy memories of people who played them. Famous and not-so-well-known New Yorkers are interviewed, and while static shots of talking heads can be ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More