Book Reviews pg 2
May 18th, 2008 by admin
“The Dangerous Book for Boys”
by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden
My youngest daughter pointed this book out to me on one of our shopping excursions and explained to me that she had seen it on TV and that it had been written as a way to get boys away from their video games. After a quick review of the book, I purchased a copy for my grandson.
“The Dangerous Book for Boys” contains a wide variety of subjects, and gives instructions on how to complete different types of projects. Just a few examples from the book are: Building a Treehouse, Making a Battery out of quarters, How to Play Stickball, Table Hockey, Rules for Soccer, Paper Airplanes, Making a Bow and Arrow, Codes and Ciphers, Astronomy, Knots, Stories of Courage such as the story about the Wright Brothers, Growing Sunflowers, and Questions About the World. There is even a short section with advice to boys about Girls, and the first item listed mentions the importance of listening. These are just a few examples of the many different subjects that are explained in this book.
One thing possibly being overlooked by the authors and by parents is well, is that this book can also be an excellent gift to give to some girls, depending on their personalities. One of my daughters would have loved this book when she was younger. She was always very active, played with balls and cars and everything that moved. Actually, my other daughter would have really enjoyed some of the subjects in this book also.
My website, www.parentinggoldenrule.com, assists parents in the task of teaching their children respect, responsibility, and The Golden Rule. Part of teaching children includes listening to them, and also includes giving children creative tools and positive outlets for their energy. The more children spend their time in positive creative activities, the less time they will have to pursue more negative activities. This book is a good example of how to encourage children to pursue a variety of activities and have fun while they are doing it. If your kids don’t know what activities to do with their friends, this book will give them all kinds of ideas. Your children will never be bored if they have this book in their library.
I would like to congratulate the authors on putting together a very good compilation of various activities for children to pursue away from the television set and the computer. This book “The Dangerous Book for Boys” is a very good addition for everyone’s library. If you are interested in this book, go to the Powell’s Books search box at the bottom of this page and enter the words “Dangerous Book for Boys” and then click on the search button.
Nancy
www.parentinggoldenrule.com
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