The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden
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Book Reviews of The Dangerous Book for Boys
Book Review: The Dangerous Book For Boys.
Summary: 5 Stars
BOOK REPORT
By Juan David Ledesma
THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS
Author: Gonn and Hal Iggulden
This is a book about some secrets that help you to do things to survive and discover secrets of life and all kinds of things for boys.
The setting changes in all the chapters because it talks about different topics.
I definitely do recommend this book because it is really interesting and it is full of adventures and awesome secrets, I give it a 5/5. The book teaches you how to do some cool stuff such as Go-Karts, a Tree House, Crystals, Magnets, a Light bulb that turns on just with clips, coins, and foil paper. It also teaches History, Geography, and some little Chemistry but you know this book is for kids like my age so it doesn't have advanced Ideas. My favorite part of the book is when it teaches the reader how to make crystals made of salt and other items.
Quotes:
" All the positive ions will go to one terminal, all the negative ions to the other. In fact, you are charging your battery"
" The earth is a globe. The system of latitude is a man-made system for identifying a location anywhere on the surface".
Book Review: Very Good Book For Pre-Teen Boys! Highly Recommended!
Summary: 5 Stars
We gave "The Dangerous Book for Boys" to my son (11) last year because he had friends who were reading it. It was one of the few reasonable things on his Christmas list and it seemed like a good gift for our academically minded boy who spends more time inside than outside. This was a huge hit! Not only did he love reading it, but I also really enjoyed most of the chapters as well.
The book covers many things that boys would have learned in the past from their fathers or watching people work with their hands (knot tying, Star Gazing, First Aid, etc). Since we now live in a world where many of our "masculine" skills are no longer needed, where is boy to learn this things, if not from a book like this one?
The book also includes sections on historical battles, the history of pirates, and even includes some sections on social graces and talking to girls. It really is something of an eclectic mix, but it does work out nicely.
The book itself is well made and is very good looking. It should hold up well over time.
We were happy to let our boy get his hands dirty and to stimulate his imagination! Highly recommended!
Book Review: Dangerous book for boys
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this book for my son who has devoured it. I reccomend a hardback version since it can get a lot of wear. The instructions are easy and practical and it's filled with all sorts of info that are very motivating for young kids and good for older kids (and even adults) to know. The water bomb introduced my son to origami and every child in my son's class wanted one, the then proceeded to expand his repertoire on his own to dinosaurs, sea creatures, and more. Ancient battles such as the battle of Thermopole, the seven wonders, secret codes and inks and how to talk to girls without annoying them are all highlights. Mostly it teaches kids how to be self reliant, resourceful, and well-rounded. If you don't have a well rounded older male handy this book is a good stand-in for getting them the basic info and gives them some "Y" time (was very helpful when my husband was deployed away)First aid, Shakespeare, the US constitution and identifying pirate flags. This book is a must-have! It can also be great for Moms and girls who would like to understand boys, sons, brothers, and men better beyond the basic spitball or movie-date. A great How-to book.Book Review: Accept No Imitations
Summary: 5 Stars
A classic in the appropriateness and breadth of its content. The greatness of the book is not only what is inside, but in that it cultivates interest in pursuit of a broad range of subjects. Almost impossible to open a page and not find something of interest.
The book is also special is that it encourages discussions far beyond the trivial content that fills most of today's TV.
The criticism that it "excludes" girls is almost too funny for words. However, the gender compression so popular in public education and the resultant creation of homogenized kids, the metrosexual male and a lot of unhappy women who later marry these once kids all reflect the cost of allowing youngsters to become men without ever having been real boys.
Its British heritage is apparent although the subject matter has been purged of some of the country (or Empire) specific material.
Highly recommended as a great gift for a young man or his father. It also teaches kids that sometimes they have to be careful in keeping track of their things as others may wander off to corners of the household to read a few chapters.
Book Review: A must have for every boy, man and all moms!!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a find!! My 30 year-old single step-daughter turned me on to this book. My sons are now in their 20's and my step-son is 15. Well, when my sons were younger, they were in Scouts and they loved to go on "adventures". Give them some woods and they would be entertained for hours. My step-son?! Well, if you can't plug it in, he doesn't want anything to do with it. Now when he is bored, he has this book to go to. It is full of the most interesting items. Not only projects to do, but some basic education topics. How many times has one of your children asked "what is a pro-noun?" You pause, you think, you know the answer...at least you did years ago. Now, you have a place to go for a quick answer.
We ordered 2 of these books. One for my step-son and one for me...to go on my "Grandma bookshelf". I have The Dangerous Book for Girls coming in November. This one is for my 17 year-old step-daughter who strives to be like Paris Hilton...OMG! Maybe we should send a copy to Paris! There will also be a copy on my "Grandma bookshelf" for my first grand-daughter who just turned 1.