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The purpose of the book is to deal only with subjects whose practical character meets the especial need of the boy who demands explicit and intelligent explanations of what is of use to him. Contents: SPRING: Marbles; "Fat" and Other Famous Games of Marbles; Top Time; Latest Things in Kites; Malay and Other Tailless Kites; Aerial Fish and Dragons; Hoops and Wheels; How to Make the Sucker; Up in the Air on Stilts; Bait, Live and Dead; Common-Sense Precautions in Fishing. SUMMER: Aquatic Sports; The Land-Lubber's Chapter; Rigs of All Kinds for Small Boats; A "Rough and Ready" Boat; A Raft that Will Sail; Single Shells and Umbrella Canoes; Hints for Collectors; Honey-Bee Messengers; A Zoo; Choosing Up and "It"; Counting Out Rhymes; In the Water; Games of Tag; I Spy; Leap-Frog; Various Sports for Hot Days; Tip-Cat; Games of Ball; Mumbly Peg, Hop-Scotch, and Jack Stones; Practical Hints for Bicyclists. AUTUMN: Points on Camping Out; The Boy's Baby Ballista; "Tally-Ho" and Other Cries; Indian Games Adapted for Boys; On the Foot-Ball Field; Golf, Hockey, and Shinny. WINTER: Turtle Hunting; On the Ice; Stunning Musk-Rats and Fish; Snow-Ball Battle and Snow Tag; The "Get-There" and Double-Runners. This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published 1896.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Carter, Beard Daniel
- ISBN: 9785519637039
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.27 x 1.16
- Number Of Pages: 520
- Publication Year: 2018
Language:
English