false 26502654 834373 204097 0061243582 9780061243585 285 <![CDATA[The Dangerous Book for Boys]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172658391m/204097.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172658391s/204097.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204097.The_Dangerous_Book_for_Boys 4.11 1419 The bestselling book for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls is.

In this digital age there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes for great father-son activities. The brothers Conn and Hal have put together a wonderful collection of all things that make being young or young at heart fun--building go-carts and electromagnets, identifying insects and spiders, and flying the world's best paper airplanes.

The completely revised American Edition includes:

The Greatest Paper Airplane in the World
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know
Stickball
Slingshots
Fossils
Building a Treehouse
Making a Bow and Arrow
Fishing (revised with US Fish)
Timers and Tripwires
Baseball's "Most Valuable Players"
Famous Battles-Including Lexington and Concord, The Alamo, and Gettysburg
Spies-Codes and Ciphers
Making a Go-Cart
Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary
Girls
Cloud Formations
The States of the U.S.
Mountains of the U.S.
Navigation
The Declaration of Independence
Skimming Stones
Making a Periscope
The Ten Commandments
Common US Trees
Timeline of American History

]]> 119121 4.07 4714 859 119120 4.10 1474 291 2007 0 2 false Sun Jul 06 23:08:26 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 23:10:58 -0700 2008 My nephew has this book. He was showing my son all the cool things they could do- build airplanes, treehouses, forts, etc.
Now my son wants the book. We'll probably get it for him when he's a bit older.]]>