The Dangerous Book for Boys
by Conn Iggulden Author, Hal Iggulden Author
This eclectic collection addresses the undeniable boy-appeal of certain facts and activities. Dozens of short chapters, in fairly random order, cover a wide range of topics in conversational prose. Simple instructions for coin tricks and paper airplanes alternate with excerpts from history such as Famous Battles and facts about ancient wonders of the world and astronomy.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0-06-124358-2
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 84
- Pages
- 270
- Suggested Grades
- 3rd - 12th
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Edition
- 1st
- Copyright
- 2007
- Written
- 2007
Chapters
- 1 Essential Gear
- 2 The Greatest Paper Airplane in the World
- 3 The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- 4 The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know
- 5 Questions About the World: Part One
- 6 Making a Battery
- 7 How to Play Stickball
- 8 Fossils
- 9 Building a Treehouse
- 10 The Rules of Soccer
- 11 Dinosaurs
- 12 Making a Bow and Arrow
- 13 Understanding Grammar: Part One
- 14 Table Football
- 15 Fishing
- 16 Timers and Tripwires
- 17 Baseball's "Most Valuable Players"
- 18 Famous Battles: Part One
- 19 The Rules of Rugby Union and Rugby League
- 20 Spies: Codes and Ciphers
- 21 U.S. Naval Flag Codes
- 22 Making Crystals
- 23 Extraordinary Stories: Part One
- 24 Making a Go-Cart
- 25 Insects and Spiders
- 26 Juggling
- 27 Questions About The World: Part Two
- 28 Astronomy, the Study of the Heavens
- 29 Making a Paper Hat, Boat and Water Bomb
- 30 Navajo Codes Talkers' Dictionary
- 31 Understanding Grammar: Part Two
- 32 Girls
- 33 Marbling Paper
- 34 Cloud Formations
- 35 Famous Battles: Part Two
- 36 First Aid
- 37 The Fifty States
- 38 Map of the United States
- 39 Extraordinary Stories: Part Two
- 40 Making Cloth Fireproof
- 41 Building a Workbench
- 42 Pocket Light
- 43 Five Pen-and Paper Games
- 44 The Golden Age of Piracy
- 45 A Simple Electromagnet
- 46 Secret Inks
- 47 Sampling Shakespeare
- 48 Extraordinary Stories: Part Three
- 49 Grinding an Italic Nib
- 50 Navigation
- 51 The Declaration of Independence
- 52 The Moon
- 53 Skipping Stones
- 54 Pinhole Projector
- 55 Charting the Universe
- 56 Dog Tricks
- 57 Wrapping a Package in Brown Paper and String
- 58 Star Maps
- 59 Making a Periscope
- 60 Seven Poems Every Boy Should Know
- 61 Coin Tricks
- 62 Light
- 63 Latin Phrases Every Boy Should Know
- 64 How to Play Poker
- 65 Extraordinary Stories: Part Four
- 66 Marbles
- 67 A Brief History of Artillery
- 68 The Origin of Words
- 69 The Solar System
- 70 The Ten Commandments
- 71 Common Trees
- 72 Extraordinary Stories: Part Five
- 73 The Game of Chess
- 74 Hunting and Cooking a Rabbit
- 75 Tanning a Skin
- 76 Time Line of Early American History
- 77 Growing Sunflowers
- 78 Questions About The World: Part Three
- 79 Role-Playing Games
- 80 Understanding Grammar: Part Three
- 81 Seven Modern Wonders of the World
- 82 Books Every Boy Should Read
- 83 Standard and Metric Measurements
- 84 Dangerous Book for Boys Badges
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