An eclectic compilation of amazing facts, projects, experiments and activities, The Dangerous Book for Boys has something for everyone. Indeed the book makes good on its commitment to being “the perfect book for any boy from eight to eighty.”
Authored by Conn & Hal Iggulden, the book contains a foreword telling readers what to expect:
Vision
“In this age of video games and cell phones, there must still be a place for knots, tree houses, and stories of incredible courage. The one thing that we always say about childhood is that we seemed to have more time back then. This book will help you recapture those Sunday afternoons and long summers – because they're still long if you know how to look at them.”
“Boyhood is all about curiosity, and men and boys can enjoy stories of Scott of the Antarctic, and Joe Simpson in Touching the Void as much as they can raid a shed for the bits to make an electromagnet, or grow a crystal, build a go-cart, and learn how to find north in the dark. You'll find famous battles in these pages, insects and dinosaurs – as well as essential Shakespeare quotes, how to cut flint heads for a bow and arrow, and instructions on making the best paper airplane in the world.”
Look & Feel
As readers venture past the book's red cover with its title embossed in a rich, elegant gold, they find a book that looks quite like an old encyclopedia with detailed sketches and explanations. Upon closer inspection, though, the reader finds amazingly entertaining entries that are engaging and conversational in the way they discuss some of the world's most interesting things.
With entries ranging from a half page to several pages, the dangerous book offers quick activities, like skipping stones, to more involved projects like building a tree house.
For those worried about drab rainy days spent indoors, the book offers engaging stories, indoor projects and little-known facts that can engage the young mind for hours...so for those who have been meaning to brush up on their WWII Navajo code phrases, perfect their paper airplane design, learn new things about planets, or insects, or famous battles – this book may be the perfect solution
More information on this exciting new reference is available at dangerousbookforboys.com.
ISBN: 9780061243585/ISBN10: 0061243582, 288 pages, Published 2007
Matthew Clarke - Born and raised in Northern California, Matthew Clarke is the product of summer campouts on the Sierras, briskly sunny Christmas mornings ...
