The Outdoor Book for Adventurous Boys: Over 200 Essential Skills and Activities For Boys...

In this age of text messaging and virtual reality, today's kids are in danger of missing out on the experience of being youngand enjoying the great outdoors.   The Outdoor Book For Adventurous Boys will help adults remember what it was like when they first discovered the joys of being outside, and it will serve as a great gift to children who constantly are looking for the next way to have fun. Featuring step-by-step guides with nostalgic, "retro" illustrations, this book teaches readers how to:

 

* Make a fire

 

* Read cloud formations

 

* Find fossils

 

* Skim stones

 

* Build a raftor an igloo

 

* Identify birds

 

* Play capture the flag

 

* Construct a go-cart

 

* Make a paper airplane that will actually fly

 

and countless other fun-filled activities.

 

There will always be adventurous boysand there will always be parents looking for suggestions on how to keep their children amused, active--and not "bored"! The Outdoor Book for Adventurous Boys is just what the doctor ordered for parents and children alike!

 

Adrian Besley is the author of Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Klinsmann? , The Fatkins Diet, Every Step Counts, and Superstars of the World Cup 2006, and has penned episodes of television series in the UK.
Adrian is also adept at catching crayfish with Sunday left-overs and an expert at Eskimo-rolling his canoe at midnight in freezing waters.