
PC purists please move on to other items. These two books are exact reprints of 1882 and 1887 editions: “American Girls Handy Book”: How to amuse yourself and others, and “American Boys Handy Book”: What to do and how to do it. With 441 pp (Boys) and 474 pp (Girls) these books are absolutely crammed with ideas for activities, craft projects, information about nature and the world around us as well as charming Victoriana from the founders of boy and girl scouting. A real gift from Great Great Grandma’s attic. Both you and the kids will adore them and use them constantly, and we think members of both genders will enjoy both books in today’s world.
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89349 AMER. BOYS HANDY BOOK | |
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89350 AMER. GIRLS HANDY BOOK |
Why does it do that? Develop an elemental understanding of magnetism, electromagnetism, electrochemistry, radio, thermodynamics, light and optics. Simon Quellen Field's 228-page paperback, Gonzo Gizmos, Projects & Devices to Channel your Inner Geek explains processes, equipment and scientific terms -- and then, for starters, tells you things like how to make a rotary steam engine in 15 minutes from a soda can, a candle and a few scraps of rubber tubing. It's the favorite of our resident geeks -- but not for kids unless they're working with an adult. That would be a mature adult. An insured, mature adult.
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92339 GONZO GIZMOS |
If you're a science teacher, an amateur scientist, or a professional who likes to take his work home with him, you'll lust after this CD-ROM. The updated and expanded disk contains the "legacy of a century," the complete collection of The Amateur Scientist columns from Scientific American magazine, featuring Albert G. Ingalls, C.L. Strong, Jearl Walker, Forrest Mims, Shawn Carlson and others. It includes over 1,000 classic projects in various disciplines for hobbyists, students and science fair contestants, more than 1,000 pages of helpful techniques that never appeared in the magazine, plus Internet links to valuable scientific sites. Minimum requirements: PPC (Mac) or Pentium, 64 MB RAM, Internet Explorer 4.0 or Netscape 4.7 (recommended browser). As a browser-based product, it should also work under Unix and Linux. An incredible resource. An Absolutely-Must-Have!
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92047 AMATEUR SCIENTIST CD |
Titled "The Field and Forest Handy Book," this volume has been justifiably in print since 1906. Written by Daniel C. "Uncle Dan" Beard, the founder of the Sons of Daniel Boone and one of the founders of the BSA, it's a compendium of eternally relevant woodland lore, from building cabins, sleds, boats, and bridges to camping in swamps. The only part we skipped was on how to cook a muskrat. (We know a place that delivers.) Loaded with illustrations. In soft cover from David Godine's Nonpareil Books, 428 pages.
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93279 OUTDOOR BOOK |
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Good Glockenspiel, it's time these kids learned to tell time! The Clock Book, with its helpful 15-page story and colorful 6" dia clockface with movable hands, should do the tick. A nice teaching tool (with a cover price of $7.95!).
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35926P1 THE CLOCK BOOK | |
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35926P36 THE CLOCK BOOK BULK |
Standard issue for U.S. Special Ops Forces and pilots, it's been updated by SFC Matt Larsen, a Ranger trainer and graduate of the SERE and Jungle Survival programs. In paperback, it has 382 technique-packed and illustrated pages of guidance for staying alive on land and sea. (Our personal hint for surviving in the U.S. Army? Always carry a clipboard for camouflage.)
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93764 SURVIVAL GUIDE |
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