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Are we having fun yet? : the human quest for a good time / Maria Birmingham ; illustrated by Katy Dockrill.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Orca timelinePublisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781459830943
  • 1459830946
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Introduction: It's all fun and games -- It's child's play -- Music to our ears -- Down to a fine art -- Sports for the win -- Join in the celebration -- Ready for some downtime -- Home is where the fun is -- Finding fun -- Time flies when you're having fun.
Summary: "This nonfiction illustrated book for middle grade readers explores why and how people have had fun over the course of human history."-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 790.09 B619 Available 33111011075138
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 790.09 B619 Available 33111011305337
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Humans have searched out fun for centuries.

Chariot races. Dueling crickets. Roller coasters. Rubik's Cubes. It seems we've always had a knack for finding interesting ways to have a good time. Of course, it wasn't always that way. Our earliest ancestors had to worry more about survival than finding something to do in their free time. But as we evolved and daily living got a little easier, we began to think a bit more about entertainment.

In Are We Having Fun Yet?, readers follow the evolution of fun. It started simply, with storytelling by a fire. Soon it grew into activities like banquets, spectator sports, theater and fairs, to name just a few. Today huge theme parks attract thrill-seekers and people step into virtual worlds for fun. And that's just scratching the surface. With things like virtual reality, fidget spinners and global phenomena like Pokémon Go, who knows what the future of fun will hold!

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

"Edited by Kirstie Hudson"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 68) and index.

Introduction: It's all fun and games -- It's child's play -- Music to our ears -- Down to a fine art -- Sports for the win -- Join in the celebration -- Ready for some downtime -- Home is where the fun is -- Finding fun -- Time flies when you're having fun.

"This nonfiction illustrated book for middle grade readers explores why and how people have had fun over the course of human history."-- Provided by publisher.

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