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Slam Dunk Mad Libs

World's Greatest Word Game

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$5.99 US
5.25"W x 8.37"H x 0.17"D   | 3 oz | 100 per carton
On sale Feb 09, 1994 | 48 Pages | 978-0-8431-3722-4
Age 8-12 years | Grades 3-7
The idea is simple. Someone asks for a part of speech: a verb, a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. We've included definitions and examples of the parts of speech in case you've forgotten. Players call out their ideas to fill in the blanks. In the end, you have a story reeling from one silly sentence to another until nothing makes sense, but it all makes you laugh. That's what you call a Mad Lib &#174, the world's greatest word game. Players have been howling with friends or laughing all to themselves for 35 years! This batch is from the sporting world; where baseball, bowling, and hockeyoeven surfing and scuba divingobecome game for hilarity. From the creators of the original Mad Libs &#174, Slam Dunk Mad Libs&#174 will score big on the bench, in the bleachers, at a tailgate partyoanywhere good sports can be found.
Roger Price, along with Leonard Stern, created "Mad Libs," first published in 1958. The series has been a favorite among kids of all ages ever since. Price was well known for his comedy writing. In the 1950s, he created and developed cartoons called Droodles, which were turned into a television show. Price also worked with Bob Hope on a newspaper humor column and also appeared on Broadway in Tickets, Please!  View titles by Roger Price
Leonard Stern, along with Roger Price, created Mad Libs in the 1950s. The series has been a favorite among kids of all ages ever since. Stern had a colorful and varied history. Before cofounding Price Stern Sloan with Roger Price, Stern was a successful television writer. In addition to his creative involvement with over twenty television series and over ten motion pictures, Stern worked with Jackie Gleason on The Honeymooners. He also wrote for the The Phil Silvers ShowThe Steve Allen Show, and wrote and produced the original Get Smart television series. Stern also published A Martian Wouldn't Say That, which compiled weird and wacky memos written by people in the entertainment industry.  View titles by Leonard Stern

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The idea is simple. Someone asks for a part of speech: a verb, a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. We've included definitions and examples of the parts of speech in case you've forgotten. Players call out their ideas to fill in the blanks. In the end, you have a story reeling from one silly sentence to another until nothing makes sense, but it all makes you laugh. That's what you call a Mad Lib &#174, the world's greatest word game. Players have been howling with friends or laughing all to themselves for 35 years! This batch is from the sporting world; where baseball, bowling, and hockeyoeven surfing and scuba divingobecome game for hilarity. From the creators of the original Mad Libs &#174, Slam Dunk Mad Libs&#174 will score big on the bench, in the bleachers, at a tailgate partyoanywhere good sports can be found.

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Roger Price, along with Leonard Stern, created "Mad Libs," first published in 1958. The series has been a favorite among kids of all ages ever since. Price was well known for his comedy writing. In the 1950s, he created and developed cartoons called Droodles, which were turned into a television show. Price also worked with Bob Hope on a newspaper humor column and also appeared on Broadway in Tickets, Please!  View titles by Roger Price
Leonard Stern, along with Roger Price, created Mad Libs in the 1950s. The series has been a favorite among kids of all ages ever since. Stern had a colorful and varied history. Before cofounding Price Stern Sloan with Roger Price, Stern was a successful television writer. In addition to his creative involvement with over twenty television series and over ten motion pictures, Stern worked with Jackie Gleason on The Honeymooners. He also wrote for the The Phil Silvers ShowThe Steve Allen Show, and wrote and produced the original Get Smart television series. Stern also published A Martian Wouldn't Say That, which compiled weird and wacky memos written by people in the entertainment industry.  View titles by Leonard Stern