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Description edit
First published in 1882, this is a wealth of projects and games, with practical directions on how to make them, by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. The ultimate pre-TV, anti-couch potato activity book, it answers the question, "What's there to do?"
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First Sentence edit
IT is a pleasant sensation to sit in the first spring sunshine and feel the steady pull of a good kite upon the string, and watch its graceful movements as it sways from side to side, ever mounting higher and higher, as if impatient to free itself and soar away amid the clouds.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 73 of 95 in The Art of Manliness' Essential Man’s Library. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Daniel Carter Beard (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 790.194
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Boys & Men › Nonfiction
- Books › Home & Garden › Crafts & Hobbies › Crafts for Children
- Books › Children's Books › Sports & Activities › Games
- Books › Children's Books › Issues › Social Skills
- Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
- Books › Teens › Social Issues
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