Webelos Scout Book

by Boy Scouts of America

Cub Scout Webelos Handbook, 2015 edition

Genres: Reference, Nonfiction, Childrens, Outdoors

80 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1987

Reviews

[John Yelverton]

This book is an excellent guide and help for young boys and Cub Scouts preparing to enter the Boy Scouts of America.

[Thomas Schulte]

I was briefly in the Scouts -- made it to Tenderfoot badge. Webelos is for ten- and eleven-year-olds, at least in this 1973 printing. One thing I recall from the scouts that I enjoyed was bandaging techniques. I recall learning to do an ankle bandage. However, that is not here. I was surprised how much the activities and challenges here are about intellectual development: art projects like sculpture and mobiles, music, and many science experiments. Among the experiments is the one of getting an egg so slide into a bottle through its narrow neck by air pressure changes, which I saw on The Colbert Report. Of course, every now and then there are things that feel very much dated and of their time, such as "Folk music is becoming more popular all the time..."

[Brian]

This book was valuable in teaching children essential life skills.

[Camie]

I thought after making it through my first 2 years as a cub scout mother that I maybe had a handle on things were supposed to work. I found out after reading through this book that I do not know what's up. I found this book to be thouroughly confusing and frustrating. I'm sure it will take me this entire 10th year of my son's life to understand it.

[Chris]

I'm a webelos mom and the den mother to our troop. I have this handbook almost memorized inside out and backwards. Great thoughts and helpful hints on making our meetings productive. Now... if I could just get the boys to read it. LOL!

[Jamie Pennington]

This is the new requirements for Webelos. The old book was really outdated and needed a good revision. As all BSA books I found it very easy to read and understand. Great resource not only for scouts but really everyone.

[M.]

I have the 2001 edition.

[Don Gubler]

There is a lot of diverse stuff here. The sky is the limit for what this age can do and learn.

[Jennifer Wortham]

I have the 1969 edition

[Danni]

I am an assistant den leader. I don't know much about scouting and so I was trying to read the book so that I could get some idea what I was doing. I think that it is still clear as mud!

[Karan Johnstone]

Noah's webelos leader for two years.