The dangerous book for boys

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Title:

The dangerous book for boys

Author:

Iggulden, Conn.

ISBN:

9780007232741

Personal Author:

Iggulden, Conn.

Publication Information:

London : HarperCollins, 2006.

Physical Description:

294 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Essential Kit -- The Greatest Paper Plane in the World -- The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World -- The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know -- Questions About the World, pt.1 -- Making a Battery -- Conkers -- Catapults -- Fossils -- Building a Treehouse -- The Laws of Football -- Dinosaurs -- Making a Bow and Arrow -- Understanding Grammar, pt.1 -- Table Football -- Fishing -- Timers and Tripwires -- Kings and Queens of England and Scotland -- Famous Battles, pt.1. -- The Laws of Rugby Union and Rugby League -- Spies -- Codes and Ciphers -- Making Crystals -- Extraordinary Stories, pt.1. Scott of the Antarctic -- Making a Go-Cart -- Insects and Spiders -- Juggling -- Questions about the World, pt.2 -- Astronomy -- Making a Paper Hat, Boat and Waterbomb -- The Laws of Cricket -- Understanding Grammar, pt.2 -- Girls -- Marbling Paper -- Cloud Formations -- Famous Battles, pt.2 -- Making Cloth Fireproof -- First Aid -- The Commonwealth -- Maps of Changing Britain -- Extraordinary Stories, pt.2. Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson -- Building a Workbench -- The Steady-Hand Tin -- Five Pen and Paper Games -- The Golden Age of Piracy -- A Simple Electromagnet -- Secret Inks -- Sampling Shakespeare --

Extraordinary Stories, pt.3. Touching the Void -- Grinding an Italic Nib -- Navigation -- Naval Flag Codes -- The Patron Saints of Britain -- The Moon -- Skimming Stones -- Pinhole Projector -- Charting the Universe -- Dog Tricks -- Wrapping a Parcel in Brown Paper and String -- Star Maps: What you see when you look up... -- Making a Periscope -- Five Poems Every Boy Should Know -- Coin Tricks -- Light -- Latin Phrases Every Boy Should Know -- How to Play Poker -- Extraordinary Stories, pt.4. Douglas Bader -- Marbles -- A Brief History of Artillery -- The Origin of Words -- The Solar System: A Quick Reference Guide -- The Ten Commandments -- Common British Trees -- Extraordinary Stories, pt.5. Robert the Bruce -- Hunting and Cooking a Rabbit -- The Game of Chess -- Tanning a Skin -- The British Empire (1497--1997) -- Growing Sunflowers -- Questions about the World, pt.3 -- Role-Playing Games -- Understanding Grammar, pt.3 -- Seven Modern Wonders of the World -- Books Every Boy Should Read -- Imperial/Metric conversion table.

Abstract:

The must-have book for boys from 8 to 80. Do you know how to make the perfect paper aeroplane, catapult or water bomb? How to send a message in secret ink? Do you want to amaze your friends and impress girls? From football to fossils and pirates to poker, The Dangerous Book for Boys is packed with a thousand things that every boy wants to know.

Subject Term:

Boys -- Recreation -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature.

Amusements -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature.

Handicraft -- Great Britain -- Juvenile literature.

Amusements.

Handicraft.

Added Author:

Iggulden, Hal.

Copies:

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... 1:IIEMSA	1:GEN-BOOK	33168025475092	790.194 I.24D 2006	1	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

INSPIRATION FOR THE TV SHOW

If ever there were a book to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys is it.

How many other books will help you thrash someone at conkers, race your own go-cart, and identify the best quotations from Shakespeare? The Dangerous Book for Boys gives you facts and figures at your fingertips - swot up on the solar system, learn about famous battles and read inspiring stories of incredible courage and bravery. Teach your old dog new tricks. Make a pinhole camera. Understand the laws of cricket. There's a whole world out there: with this book, anyone can get out and explore it.

The Dangerous Book for Boys is written with the verve and passion that readers of Conn Iggulden's number one bestselling novels have come to expect. This book, his first non-fiction work, has been written with his brother as a celebration of the long summers of their youth and as a compendium of information so vital to men of all ages. Lavishly designed and fully illustrated in colour and black and white throughout, it's set to be a perfect gift for Father's Day and beyond.

Chapters in The Dangerous Book for Boys include: The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, Conkers, Laws of Football, Dinosaurs, Fishing, Juggling, Timers and Tripwires, Kings and Queens, Famous Battles, Spies, Making Crystals, Insects and Spiders, Astronomy, Girls, The Golden Age of Piracy, Secret Inks, Patron Saints of Britain, Skimming Stones, Dog Tricks, Making a Periscope, Coin Tricks, Marbles, Artillery, The Origin of Words and The Solar System.