• ISBN13: 9780062208972
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Publisher Imprint: William Morrow & Company
• Publication Date: April 24, 2012
• Pages: 288
• Original Price: USD 25.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 726 grams

<p><b>From the Back Cover</b><br><p>The bestselling book for every boy from eight to eighty, covering 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.</p><p>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 wonderful collection of all things that make being young or young at heart fun--building go-carts and electromagnets, identifying insects and spiders, and flying the world's best paper airplanes.</p><p>The completely revised American Edition includes: </p><p>The Greatest Paper Airplane in the World<br/>The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World<br/>The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know<br/>Stickball<br/>Slingshots<br/>Fossils<br/>Building a Treehouse*<br/>Making a Bow and Arrow<br/>Fishing (revised with US Fish)<br/>Timers and Tripwires<br/>Baseball's "Most Valuable Players"<br/>Famous Battles-Including Lexington and Concord, The Alamo, and Gettysburg <br/>Spies-Codes and Ciphers<br/>Making a Go-Cart<br/>Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary<br/>Girls<br/>Cloud Formations<br/>The States of the U.S. <br/>Mountains of the U.S.<br/>Navigation<br/>The Declaration of Independence <br/>Skimming Stones<br/>Making a Periscope<br/>The Ten Commandments<br/>Common US Trees<br/>Timeline of American History</p><p></p>* For more information on building treehouses, visit www.treehouse-books.com and www.stilesdesigns.com or see "Treehouses You Can Actually Build" by David Stiles</p>