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The Sneaky Book for Boys & The Sneaky Book for Girls by Cy Tymony

Reviewed by: Chris Singer

About the author:

Cy Tymony has created his homemade inventions since he was a kid. His imagination and innovative way at looking at the world continues today as a technical writer and computer network specialist in the Los Angeles area. He has appeared on CNN and NPR, and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and U.S. News & World Report.

About the books:

Cy Tymony’s Sneaky Book for Boys: This clever book provides complete how-to instructions and diagrams for sneaky gadgets, survival skills, magic tricks, communication codes, and science projects. It also explores sneaky animals and insects and recycling and conservation techniques.

Specifically, sneaksters will learn about crows that crack their nuts using car tires; how to perform magic tricks with algebra; how to construct a compass and sneaky intercom; how to escape a grasp, safely start a fire (six different ways!), gather water in an emergency, and much more.

Cy Tymony’s The Sneaky Book for Girls: In addition to profiles of more than a dozen famous women, this clever book also provides complete how-to instructions, along with diagrams for sneaky gadgets, survival skills, magic tricks, communication codes, science and crafting projects, as well as recycling and conservation techniques.

My take on the books:

While growing up, MacGyver was one of my favorite shows. I loved how he would come up with some amazing gadget with just a few materials on-hand to get himself out of a jam. My brother and I would play MacGyver as kids too using our Legos to make some sort of contraption to get us out of our “pretend” trouble.

I can only imagine how cool things could have been if I had Cy Tymony’s Sneaky Books as a kid. These are simply incredible! There are all sorts of really fun activities for kids, and the best part may just be that as dads we can join in on the fun as well!

Each book is broken up into sections based on the type of activities. In the Sneaky Book For Boys, sections include:

* Sneaky Tricks – Examples include: Sneaky Break String without Scissors, Levitating Art Figures and How To Escape A Grasp

* Sneaky Science Projects – Examples include: Sneaky Origami, Sneaky Frisbee from Paper and Make Wire and Batteries in a Pinch

* Sneaky Resourcefulness – Examples include: Emergency Signaling, Sneaky Walkie-Talkies and Craft a Compass

* Sneaky Animals and Humans

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