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The American Boy's Handy Book: What to Do and How to Do It, Centennial Edition

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4 out of 5
Based on 1,272 Ratings and 99 Reviews

Book Description
First published in 1882, this is a wealth of projects and games, with practical directions on how to make them, by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America. The ultimate pre-TV, anti-couch potato activity book, it answers the question, "What's there to do?"
Book Information
PublisherDavid R Godine
BindingPaperback (38 editions)
Reading LevelYoung Adults
# of Pages441
ISBN-100879234490
ISBN-13978-0879234492
Publication Date07/16/2010
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About Daniel Carter Beard (Author) : Daniel Carter Beard is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Daniel Carter Beard include The American Boy's Handy Book: Buil... more
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About Noel Perrin (Foreword) : Noel Perrin is a published author. Some of the published credits of Noel Perrin include A Child's Delight, Unlisted. : An article from: American Scholar, Kipling, now and then. (Rudyard Kipling) : An ... more
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