Run, Jump, Hide, Slide, Splash: The 200 Best Outdoor Games Ever

Joe Rhatigan, Rain Newcomb. Lark Books (NC), $19.95 (128pp) ISBN 978-1-57990-509-5

Rhatigan and Newcomb team up again in Run, Jump, Hide, Slide, Splash: The 200 Best Outdoor Games Ever, with a plethora of ways to keep kids active, soaking wet and ultimately gasping for breath all summer long. .

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