A boy's book
Publisher: Parragon
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Bath; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
ISBN-13: 9781407505831
Subjects: Boys; Juvenile literature; Recreation; Amusements
Notes: "Facts & fun, activities, heros, stories, poetry"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Literary excerpts: The drawing of the sword ; Peter Pan / J.M. Barrie ; The Legend of Sleepy Hollow / Washington Irving ; The Jungle Book / Rudyard Kipling ; Gulliver's Travels / Jonathan Swift ; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer / Mark Twain ; Around the World in Eighty Days / Jules Verne; title: Activities: Blass Off! Film Canister Rocket, Balloon Go-Cart Races ; Bugs, Bugs, Bugs! Bug Catcher, Insect Incubator ; Build a Lean-to ; Glass Garden Build a Terrarium ; Hocus Pocus! Stacked Dice, X Marks the Spot, Magic Fingers, Magic Fingers II, Disappearing Penny ; Light-Bulb Telegraph ; Map It! ; Model Artist...or Bust! ; One...Two...Three...Juggle! ; Pinhole Camera ; Science Tricks ; Score! Shoebox Hockey ; Star Gazers ; Stop Time ; Virtual Vesuvius ; A Walk in the Woods Finding True North, Dead Rechoning ; Worm Farm; title: Poetry: A Song of Greatness / Mary Austin ; The Road Not Taken / Robert Frost ; It Couldn't Be Done / Edgar A. Guest ; A Bag of Tools / R.L. Sharpe ; The Oak / Alfred Tennyson ; The Rainbow / William Wordsworth; title: Recipes: Big Bites Big Bad Burger, Croque Monsieur, It's a Wrap, Sky-High & Mile-long Hero ; Breakfast Bites Crispy Waffles, Breakfast Burritos, Heavenly Hash Browns, Kitchen-Sink Frittatas ; Brown Bag Bonanza Mini Meatloaves, Fun Fruit Chews, Cold Sesame Noodles, PB & J Bars, Super Lunch-Sack Stuffers, Better Brown Bag Tips ; Easy as Pie Banana Cream Pie, Chocolate Peanut-Butter Pie, Strawberry Ice Cream Pie, Mocha-Toffee Ice Cream Pie ; Frozen Treats Raspberry Tie-Dye Pops, Cherry Marshmallow Pops, Banana Yogurt Pops, Frozen Pineapple Pops, Frozen Banana Rockets, Snow Cones ; Shake it up Banana Bavaria Shake, Purple Cow, Root Beer Float, Peanut ?la Moo, Citrus Ginger Fizz ; Snack Attack Cheesy Potato Skins, Super Nachos, Cheesy Pizza Bread, Popcorn Toppers; title: Heroes: Heroes of Adventure & Exploration ; Heroes of teh Arts ; Heroes of Invention & Science ; Heroes of Peace ; Heroes of Sports ; Presidential Heroes ; Young Athletes ; Young Champion; title: Assorted Facts and Fun: Are You Lucky? ; A Boy's Best Friend ; Dinosaurs ; Fun & Games. Card Games ; Dodge Ball, Red Rover, Races ; Frisbee Golf, Tennis Ball Ultimate, Tag, Egg Toss ; Games for the Road ; Leap Frog, Sardines, Capture the Flag ; Get Sporty! How Things Work: Airplane ; Hot-Air Balloon ; Radio ; Refrigerator ; Watch ; Light Bulbs ; Jokes ; Must-Read Books ; Must-See Movies ; Peekaboo Periscope ; Spine-Tingling Trivia ; Superheroes! ; Supervillians! ; Sweet Feats ; Tongue Twisters ; Word Fun!