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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )The American Boy's Handy Book: What to Do and How to Do It, Centennial Edition List Price: $12.95 Amazon.com's Price: $10.36 You Save: $2.59 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackBrand: Channel Craft Dewey Decimal Number: 790.194 EAN: 9780879234492 Edition: Centennial ISBN: 0879234490 Item Dimensions: Label: David R Godine Manufacturer: David R Godine MPN: HBB Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 441 Publication Date: October 01, 1998 Publisher: David R Godine Reading Level: Young Adult Studio: David R Godine Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Love it and would love an updateI loved this as a child and pre-teen when I checked it out of the library and was very happy when I finally found a copy as an adult. Anyone who has children or enjoys "outdoorsy" and nature-related activities, whether you have kids or were ever a boy or not, should get this. Yes, it's outdated in many ways, but it is still very relevant in many others and the nostalgia aspect more than makes up for the irrelevancies. I would love to see an update of this book so that presently-accessible materials ... Read More Rating:  - A book for older boys and menThe American Boy's Handy Book by Daniel Beard is a guide book for boys. It includes directions for knots, kite building, camping without a tent, and how to build a snow fort, just to name a few. The book was originally published in 1882 and is filled with black and white drawings. While I think it's wonderful to introduce young boys to the joys of the outdoors, they will have some difficulty with the language of the book. The chapter on Knots, Bends, and Hitches starts like this: "The art of tying ... Read More Rating: - Some things simply never change. Some things simply never change. "The American Boy's Handy Book" is a guide for young boys who still find the time of playing outside highly appealing. Although 126 years old, the ideas are just as applicable today as they were then. The ideas and games presented encourage children to use their own imagination and build their own toys, to create their own fun. In a time of fears of childhood obesity, "The American Boy's Handy Book" may just be what some children need. Rating: - The American Boy's Handy Book: What to Do and How to Do It The book came in expected condition. They shipped quickly and did a great job. Rating:  - Teachers take note of this gemLooking for a new way to make Mark Twain come alive in your classroom? Help your students travel back in time by engaging in some of the wonderful projects in The American Boy's Handy Book by Daniel Carter Beard. Aside from illustrating some of Twain's work, Beard was an avid educator who also was a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of America. He wrote their first Boy Scout Handbook and was a lifelong advocate of making your own fun. This treasure of a book will suggest projects for your class which will ... Read More 
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