The Dangerous Book for Boys
by Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden · first published 2006
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For every boy from eight to eighty, covers essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age-old question of what the big deal with girls is. In this digital age there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes for great father-son activities. The brothers Conn and Hal have put together a collection of all things that make being young, or young at heart, fun--building go-carts and electromagnets, identifying insect
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on “Backyard Ballistics” ↗…tool for juicing my imagination and a license to build (crappy) versions of almost anything. I wish there were more books like that. Edit: it might have been this https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dangerous_Book_for_Boys
on “The Book of Secret Knowledge” ↗[brainstorm] The Dangerous Book for Boys Snip, Solder and Burn Basic robotics stuff, something related to Arduino? They're cheap enough. Introduce him to Scratch or some other development tutoring environment for kids. Subscription to Wizard…
on “Gift for a 10 year old” ↗…designed for walking). There has been a decline in buying cars. Whether that means allowing the kids to have free play remains to be seen. (But I suspect, things like the popularity of the books, The Dangerous Book for Boys, The Daring Book for Girls are indicative).
on “Children are suffering a severe deficit of play” ↗…classmates have Android phones, which are such a game changer that they aren't even allowed to even have them turned on in school. And going back a little further, my oldest son and daughter have The Dangerous Book for Boys and The Daring Book for Girls which teach stuff that 100 years ago everyone knew, and now you need to buy novelty books to learn, despite many of the skills and tricks these books teach still being useful.
on “How to Be Better at Parties” ↗…intellectually - he asks things that I would've asked much later in my kids' life. On top of that he's supposed to start his real life working much older than me (if he's willing to finish uni/ etc.) Got the "Dangerous book for Boys" and would seen read it to him. I have to learn some american stuff after all (for example I do only understand the rules of soccer and basketball) :)
on “Children are suffering a severe deficit of play” ↗