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Loading... The American Boy's Handy Book: What to Do and How to Do Itby Daniel Carter Beard
   None No current Talk conversations about this book.  Cheryl_in_CC_NV | Oct 18, 2024 |    ) ME_Dictionary | Mar 19, 2020 | You can also learn how to construct fire balloons, how to light a gas jet with the static spark from your own finger, and many other dangerous enterprises. Or build your own boat and sail it. (But learn to swim first, the book advises.) The chapters on hunting and trapping could be useful in the "SHTF" scenario that "preppers" are fond of invoking. Meanwhile, we can fly hand-made kites or put on shadow-puppet shows. The script and patterns for all characters of Puss In Boots are included. (  ) muumi | Jul 3, 2018 |  ) mmoj | Aug 16, 2015 | ) mmoj | Aug 16, 2015 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML:Long before "danger" was a book for boys, there was The American Boy's Handy Book by Daniel Beard—a beloved classic by one of the original founders of the Boy Scouts of America. The American Boy's Handy Book was designed to provide hundreds of activities for restless young boys—adventures and games, indoors and out, in every season of the year. It was originally published in 1882 and became an instant bestseller. Now, this much-loved classic is back in print for a new generation to enjoy. If you're not too young to fly a kite, or too old to enjoy a day of good fishing, The American Boy's Handy Book is chock full of games and activities just for you! There's something for boys of every age and for every day of the year in this book: Building and flying your own kite Making an aquarium Rigging and sailing small boats Camping without a tent Making a corn stalk fiddle Building a snow fort Daniel Beard, a founding member of the Boy Scouts of America, firmly believed in letting boys make their own playthings with their hands, to encourage them to value their own work and gain skills needed to invent, construct and dream successfully. This is truer today than ever before—in a world of video games and cell phones. Welcome the joys of childhood back into your children's lives with The American Boy's Handy Book, and help them discover hobbies, games and activities that will stimulate their imagination and create a sense of adventure in the real world around us. . No library descriptions found. |
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Not so much recommended to today's children. Most of the handicrafts and games involve fire, knives, tamed or dead animals, and/or materials difficult to obtain nowadays. A few might work. The "Indoor Amusements" of Winter look interesting, especially the Mind Reader 'magic trick,' and fortunately for that you need only self-confidence, a good memory, a confederate, and at least two members of the audience. Oh, and enough identical cards or pieces of paper for all, and at least one pen or pencil.