The American Boy's Handy Book: What to Do and How to Do It, Centennial Edition

by: Daniel Carter Beard
The American Boy's Handy Book: What to Do and How to Do It, Centennial Edition
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Written by the founder of the Boys Scouts, Dan Beard, his wife and daughter (Lena & Adelia), founders of the Campfire Girls. Full of indoor & outdoor activities.


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Average Rating: out of 5 stars
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - A book for older boys and men
The 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 ... Read More

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - 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: 5 out of 5 stars - 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: 4 out of 5 stars - Teachers take note of this gem
Looking 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 ... Read More

Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - american boys handy book
I looked at this book but ordered another. You included this along with my order. Because or your archaic system (perhaps intentional) although I tried to cancel it immediately, you do not allow cancellations.

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