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Conn Iggulden

The Dangerous Book for Boys

The Dangerous Book for Boys

By: Conn Iggulden , Hal Iggulden Save 40%
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Pre-Order Publish Date: 04/24/2012

The bestselling book—more than 1.5 million copies sold—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—now a Prime Original Series created by Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Greg Mottola (Superbad).

In this digital age, there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This wonderful activity book for boys 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.

Skills covered include:

  • 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
*For more information on building treehouses, visit www.treehouse-books.com and www.stilesdesigns.com or see "Treehouses You Can Actually Build" by David Stiles.
  • Contributor(s): Conn Iggulden , Hal Iggulden
  • ISBN-13 9780062208972
  • Language: English
  • Pages: 288
  • Dimensions: 9.75(h) x 7.5(w) inches
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The Dangerous Book for Boys

"The book itself is lovely. I purchased for a gift. The price tag is a sticker on the back -large-when I started to peel it off, it tore the faux frantic cover away as well. ☹️ Kinda ruins the gift presentation. I purchased two actually. So the second one I warmed with a hair dryer- that one also pulled a bit so I pushed it b k and left it…"

Shelly C. (4/5)

The back of the book

"The back of the book had a rip in it but I am still keeping it fur my grandsons."

Patricia K. (4/5)

Well received by grandson. Good

"Well received by grandson. Good transaction too."

Anne M. (5/5)

Love it- well made and

"Love it- well made and the content is just what kids need today"

Andrea T. (5/5)

This was a gift for

"This was a gift for an intellectual boy of immigrant parents. He is loving learning American boy things."

Dalene B. (5/5)

This was a Christmas gift

"This was a Christmas gift for my grandson and I briefly went through it looked like it had a lot of interesting facts that he's going to enjoy"

Pamela S. (5/5)

I think this book will

"I think this book will be referenced for many years."

Peggy O. (5/5)

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