
From the Princeton Field Guides series, this 400-page volume is written by Ian Ridpath and illustrated by Wil Tirion. Filled with charts and maps of the night sky, along with color photos and illustrations, it's highly detailed, dense and informative -- and printed on heavy, coated stock in a portable 4-1/2" x 7-1/2" paperback size. Third edition, from Princeton University Press. Spans beginners to advanced stargazers. Very nice.
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92922 STARS & PLANETS |
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
Anyone can write lightweight sentiments and Moon-June-Spoon verse with the standard magnetic poetry sets. It takes a special mind – and our special Word Play™ Refrigerator Magnets -- to add real interest to the old Kelvinator. Each set gives you (350) magnets in a jewel case, including both esoteric and common words, suffixes and punctuation marks. The Ghost Story (eerie, Halloween, spook…) words are Glow-in-the-Dark white on black that glow for an hour and recharge in a few seconds of light. These were pre-priced to sell in stores at $9.99 each.
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37183 GHOST WORD MAGNETS |
Cheaper -- a whole lot cheaper -- than hiring a guide, plus these fit in your pocket (which is only true of the tiniest human guides). These hunting and fishing helpers are written and illustrated by professionals and are dense with information and step-by-step, full-color instructions for deer and duck hunters and fisherpersons. They're printed on heavy laminated 8-1/2" x 11" stock folded to a pocket-sized 4-1/4" x 5-1/2". The series includes how to site and work a deer stand; place your shot effectively and safely; field dress and quarter a deer; identify diving and puddle ducks; cast for and trigger bass; work with minnow rigs; identify trout, salmon and catfish -- plus how to stay alive and stop the bleeding when things go a touch wrong. Original retail price of each was $4.95.
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36934 BASS CASTING | |
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36941 CATFISH ID | |
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36930 DEER STANDS | |
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36931 DIVING DUCK ID | |
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36932 FIELD DRESS DEER | |
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36933 FISHING FIRST AID | |
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36935 MINNOW RIGS | |
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36936 PUDDLE DUCK ID | |
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36937 QUARTERING DEER | |
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36938 SHOT PLACEMENT | |
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36939 TRIGGERING BASS | |
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36940 TROUT/SALMON ID |
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD-Small Parts. Not for children under 3 yrs.
And teach a kid (8 and up) the basics of solar power. This excellent educational kit from Elenco comes with (9) 0.5VDC solar cells pre-wired in sets of (3) and mounted in a 5" x 4" x 7/16" black-plastic frame with screw terminals on the bottom. The kit includes a 1.5VDC motor with leads and a mount, a fan blade and (4) plastic discs from 5/8" dia to 2" dia for mounting on the motor shaft, a 1.5V incandescent bulb with leads, a sound module with leads, and graphic cards to mount on the discs. Comes with a 14-page instruction/experiment booklet, including info on increasing voltage and amperage, powering battery charges, radios, games, etc. Lots of science project potential. "Heuristic as all get-out," Jarvis said when he saw it.
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92923 SOLAR KIT |
Wanna make your own leather clothes? Start with this 3-piece leather punch set with (2) eyelet punches, 4mm and 9mm, plus a rotary leather punch that makes 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, and 4.5mm holes. Comes complete with a couple of dozen eyelets for the 4mm and 9mm holes. When you're done, lend them to the old man to let out that belt of his.
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92967 LEATHER PUNCH SET |
Or the Swanee whistle. Whatever you call it, this little slide whistle (just consider it the smallest trombone in the universe) has an outsized musical history. No elevator has ever fallen in a cartoon without its accompaniment, and no jug band is complete without one, but Louis Armstrong also played one on his Hot Five recordings, and Ravel even required one in an opera score. In assorted plastic colors with a steel slide, 6-7/8" long x 1/2" dia.
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93011 SLIDE WHISTLE |
The ultimate in refrigerator-door decorating: a 25-foot x 3/4" wide roll of dark brown magnetic tape in a handy dispenser with a tear-off bar. Rip off a strip of tape, stick the sticky side to a photo, art project, or note and the magnetic side will hold it on a refrigerator door, file cabinet, or any other steel surface. Light duty, like all fridge magnets, so stick to notes and pix and other fluff.
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93059 MAGNET TAPE |
Perfect for hands-on hobbyists. Foot-pedal speed controls free up your paws to do the real work. This one's for 120VAC devices, and ideal for machines using approx 200W or less. Measures 5" x 3" x 2-1/4" tall, with a 6-foot cord that plugs into the wall and a grounded female plug for your sewing machine, rotary tool, scroll saw, or, if you really make a lot of banana Daiquiris, blender.
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93239 FOOT PEDAL |
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