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The Dangerous Book for Boys

Conn Iggulden

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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 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.

Skills covered include:

    The Greatest Paper Airplane in the WorldThe Seven Wonders of the Ancient WorldThe Five Knots Every Boy Should KnowStickballSlingshotsFossilsBuilding a Treehouse*Making a Bow and ArrowFishing (revised with US Fish)Timers and TripwiresBaseball's "Most Valuable Players"Famous Battles-Including Lexington and Concord, The Alamo, and GettysburgSpies-Codes and CiphersMaking a Go-CartNavajo Code Talkers' DictionaryGirlsCloud FormationsThe States of the U.S.Mountains of the U.S.NavigationThe Declaration of IndependenceSkimming StonesMaking a PeriscopeThe Ten CommandmentsCommon US TreesTimeline 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.

Book Details

  • Publisher: William Morrow & Company
  • Publish Date: Apr 24th, 2012
  • Pages: 288
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.80in - 7.80in - 1.00in - 1.70lb
  • EAN: 9780062208972
  • Recommended age: 09-12
  • Categories: Sports & Recreation - General

About the Author

Iggulden, Hal: - Hal Iggulden is the artistic director of the Holdfast Theatre Company in Leicester, England.
Iggulden, Conn: - Born in London, Conn Iggulden read English at London University and worked as a teacher for seven years before becoming a full-time writer. Married with three children, he lives in Hertfordshire. Since publication of 'The Gates of Rome', Conn has written a further thirteen books including the wildly successful 'The Dangerous Book for Boys'.