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product_id: 46013721
title: "The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World (CitizenKid)"
brand: "katie smith milway"
price: "1097621₫"
currency: VND
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 10
url: https://www.desertcart.vn/products/46013721-the-banana-leaf-ball-how-play-can-change-the-world
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# The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World (CitizenKid)

**Brand:** katie smith milway
**Price:** 1097621₫
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World (CitizenKid) by katie smith milway
- **How much does it cost?** 1097621₫ with free shipping
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The Banana-Leaf Ball: How Play Can Change the World (CitizenKid)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great book for showing children inventiveness counts, skills and sharing bring people together
  

*by D***M on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 12, 2018*

Aside from all the other good things this book teaches, like the main character's mission to enable children to learn the sport of soccer in hard times when he grows up...I like the banana leaf ball construction. Kids in the US have very little they need to imagine or create, they have access to ready made craft projects, used toys if they can't afford new ones, advertising showing them everything they could ever wish to make or play with... it's stifling and leaves little room for creativity out of necessity. I believe, living close to Mexico, myself, that children from poorer countries have more drive to create and skillfully problem solve to satisfy their own play needs, that they need less of the commercial aesthetic to enjoy play. I bought this book knowing a ball had been fashioned by a boy out of leaves, that there was no youtube instructional he had watched, no how to book available to him.I wanted to show my sons that if you don't have something, you can usually find a way to make it, and probably for free if you think hard enough and have your mind open to possibilities and materials around you. When you have these skills, you can save money, remain indifferent to marketing and have personal pride and respect knowing what you want is just a little effort away.The rest of the story is very sweet and fairly similar to other sharing and anti bullying stories. The reason I appreciate this book, is because a boy works hard, problem solves, creates something and his skills, effort and creativity are the basis for the rest of the positive and transformative events.Another book that promotes this creativity out of necessity is "the most magnificent thing".

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Great story of how play can build peaceful communities
  

*by J***D on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 8, 2017*

All of Katie Smith Milway's books have such powerful life lessons that make it so easy and enjoyable for parents and teachers to incorporate positive teaching moments while reading with their children. The Banana-Leaf Ball book is one more fantastic book of Katie's that focuses on empathy and how the act of play can bring children together (in this case children in a refugee camp) and create social change within their communities. I often look for books with great illustrations to show my kids different ways to create art and Shane Evans, the illustrator has used a fantastic mix of collage, drawing, and painting to portray this meaningful story. Other books with great life lessons we have enjoyed by the author are One Hen and The Good Garden.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    This is such a great story for both girls and boys
  

*by N***A on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 6, 2018*

This is such a great story for both girls and boys. I have gifted it several times. I would recommend for ages 4 to 10 years.

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*Last updated: 2026-03-04*