The double dangerous book for boys / Conn, Arthur & Cameron Iggulden.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2019]Edition: First U.S. editionDescription: 317 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- cartographic image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780062857972
- 0062857975
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 646.7008 I24 | Available | 33111009783164 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 646.7008 I24 | Available | 33111010466064 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dangerous Book for Boys comes the long-awaited sequel - another action-packed adventure guide featuring full-color illustrations, perfect for dads, grads, and boys of all ages.
The Double Dangerous Book for Boys is a treasure trove of the essential activities and skills that have defined generations of boyhoods, from building a treehouse to fishing to finding true north.
Designed with the same nostalgic look and feel as the first book, this companion volume includes more than 70 new chapters and important skills, fascinating historical information, and captivating stories, including:How to pick a padlock
Making a Flying Machine
Tying a Windsor Knot
Advice from Fighting Men
Questions About the Law
Chess Openings
Making Perfume
Maps of Historic Empires: British, Ottoman, Genghis, Persian, Medes, Babylonian, Alexander
Great Speeches
Forgotten Explorers
How to Wire a Plug and Make a lamp
Writing a Thank You Letter
Polishing Shoes
Parents looking to reduce screen time and rediscover the great outdoors can use this book to fill weekend afternoons and summer days with wonder, excitement, adventure, and fun--learn to build go-carts and electromagnets, identify insects and spiders, and fly the world's best paper airplanes.
This charming and practical guide, packed with hundreds of full-color charts, maps, diagrams, and illustrations, will ignite the imagination and stimulate curiosity, and provide grandfathers, fathers, sons, and brothers the opportunity to deepen their bonds. Conn Iggulden has at last put together a second wonderful collection that is the essence of boyhood.
"From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dangerous Book for Boys comes the long-awaited sequel - another action-packed adventure guide featuring full-color illustrations, perfect for dads, grads, and boys of all ages.The Double Dangerous Book for Boys is a treasure trove of the essential activities and skills that have defined generations of boyhoods, from building a treehouse to fishing to finding true north."--Amazon.
A treasure trove of the essential activities and skills that have defined generations of boyhoods. Designed with the same nostalgic look and feel as the first book, this volume includes new chapters and important skills, fascinating historical information, and captivating stories. From how to pick a padlock, to maps of historic empires and even how to write a thank-you letter, the Igguldens will help parents reduce their son's screen time, and fill weekend afternoons and summer days with wonder, excitement, adventure, and fun. -- adapted from Amazon.com info