The Outdoor Book for Adventurous Boys
- The Outdoor Book for Adventurous Boys
infobox Book |
name = The Outdoor Book For Adventurous Boys
image_caption = Cover of US edition
author = Adrian Besley
illustrator =
cover_artist = Diana Nuhn
country = USA
language = English
subject = Hobbies, Family Activities, Survival Skills
genre =
publisher = The Lyons Press
release_date = January 1 2008
media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 224
isbn = ISBN 978-1-59921-341-5
preceded_by =
followed_by =
The Outdoor Book For Adventurous Boys is a fun, retro mixture of useful outdoor skills, recreational activities, and "forbidden knowledge" that will be enjoyable for children while reminding adults of a simpler time.
The book has more than 70 entries on the great outdoors, survival techniques, games, and cunning inventions. It includes a mixture of useful outdoor skills, fun activities, and hidden knowledge. This book aims to be a guide for teaching kids about the world away from MySpace, text messaging, and reality television.
Highlights
The book teaches how to:
* Escape a bear attack
* Make a rope swing
* Build an igloo with your bare hands
* Track wild animals
* Start a fire without matches
* Escape from quicksand
"The Outdoor Book For Adventurous Boys" featurins two-color "retro" illustrations to complement its fun and fact-filled approach. It is written to appeal to boys and girls and parents and grandparents who want to pass on their love of the outdoors.
Chapters
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* "50 Things Every Guy Should Know How to Do"
* "The Boy Mechanic: 200 Classic Things to Build"
* "The Dangerous Book for Boys"
* "The Daring Book for Girls"
* "The American Boy's Handy Book"
* "An Outdoor Book for Girls"
External links
* [http://www.globepequot.com/globepequot/index.cfm?fuseaction=customer.product&product_code=1%2D59921%2D341%2D9&category_code= Book information from the publisher's website]
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