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Format: Paperback, 256 pages
Edition: GIFT
Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press
ISBN: 1401600085
Release Date: Jan 9, 1987
Average Reader Review:     (Based on 2 reviews.)
| |  | | | In Brief Do you want to know how to relax and have fun with your kids while also teaching them life's bigger lessons? Then this is the book for you -- a simple, step-by-step guide to those fun-loving skills that raise self-esteem, foster self-reliance, and build character. These are the skills every well-rounded child should know.
Each of the 101 secrets in this wonderful book is clearly explained in a short, two-page description accompanied by a drawing and a fact or tip. Many of these skills involve a simple secret to do them successfully, which will enable any dad (or granddad or mom) to pass on the "really important stuff" hidden in how to climb a ladder, how to carve a whistle, or how to make a curve ball curbe. These are lessons of life that will life on in your child's heart. Knowing these secrets with establish you as "the guy who knows how to make things happen."
| | | | From The Publisher Dads have a special way of relating to children. They tend to rough-house andtease children more than moms do. It is usually a father who teaches a child howto shoot a free throw, catch a frog, or fix a broken bicycle chain. Knowing howto do these things raises a child's self-esteem, increases self-confidence, andfosters self-reliance because they expand a child's ability to cope with andunderstand the world.
Each of the 101 secrets in this wonderful gift book are explained in shortdescriptions accompanied by a drawing and a fact or tip. Many of theseskills involve a simple secret to do them successfully. Knowing these secretswill enable any dad to look like a hero to his children.
Included are instructions for... - How to fly a kite
- How to find the north star
- How to skip a rock
- How to make a paper airplane
- How to tie a necktie
- How to change a spark plug
- How to carve a whistle
- How to bait a hook
- How to pitch a tent
- How to identify five icky things under a rock
- Which properties to buy in Monopoly
- How to tell how tall a tree is
- How to whistle with a blade of grass
- How to photograph lightning
"The perfect gift for any father, grandfather, or mother who wants to teach children skills that will increase self confidence, raise self-esteem, and foster self-reliance." - Nashville Lifestyles
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A CHARMING LITTLE BOOK     
-- A reviewer, a teacher from Minneapolis, September 19, 2000
Also Recommended: What to Expect When You're Expecting
A wonderful gift for any dad     
-- Elizabeth, a nurse from Connecticut, June 18, 2001
| |  | | | The Word On The Street "...a great gift. Give it to a dad who needs or wants to know." The Greenwich Time Gary Stanek
"Well researched." Tulsa World Jason Collington
| |  | | | 1. How to Catch a Frog 2. How to Identify Six Big Airplanes 3. How to Put a Worm on a Hook 4. How to Saw a Board 5. How to Get the Honey Out of a Honeysuckle 6 . How to Identify a Poisonous Snake 7. How to Row a Boat 8. How to Carve a Whistle 9. How to Catch a Baseball 10. How to Use a Hoe 11. How to Tie a Fly 12. How to Feed a Horse 13. How to Fly a Kite 14. How to Find the North Star 15. How to Whistle Through Your Fingers 16. How to Give a Cat Its Medicine 17. How to Shinny Up a Tree 18. How to Find the Leak in a Flat Bicycle Tire 19. How to Make a Paper Boat 20. How to Get a Cricket to Tell You the Temperature 21. How to Coo Through Your Hands 22. How to Make a Baby Laugh 23. How to Pick Up a Cat 24. How to Change a Tire on the Car 25. How to Go to Bat 26. How to Use a Screwdriver 27. How to Get a Boomerang to Come Back 28. How to Catch a Boomerang 29. How to Get a Cat Out of the Tree (Without Calling the Fire Department) 30. How to Tie a Really Fast Knot 31. How to Tell a Moth from a Butterfly 32. How to Give Your Kid a Star 33. How to Walk on Stilts 34. How to Build a Snow Candle 35. How to Oil a Bicycle, Wagon, or Anything Else that Needs It 36. How to Tie a Bow Tie 37. How to Throw a Frisbee 38. How to Head a Soccer Ball 39. How to Throw a Baseball 40. How to Tie Four Really Handy Knots 41. How to Pick Up a Bug Without Using Your Hands 42. How to Pick Out a Good Puppy 43. How to Pop a Wheelie 44. How to Receive a Soccer Ball 45. How to Pick Up a Lobster 46. How to Build a Snow Fort 47. How to Tell Time by the Stars 48. How to Find an Owl 49. How to Mount a Horse 50. How to Identify Five Icky Things Under a Rock 51. How to Climb a Ladder 52. How to Attract a Deer (So You Can Hide and Watch It) 53. How to Make a Curve Ball Curve 54. How to Shoot a Free Throw 55. How to See the Big Picture 56. How to Break In a Baseball Glove 57. How to Find a Needle in a Haystack 58. How to Cast with a Fly Rod 59. How to Bait Cast 60. How to Make a (Better) Paper Airplane 61. How to Build Confidence on the Baseball Field 62. How to Pick Out a Good Kitten 63. How to Identify a Meteorite 64. How to Use a Hammer 65. How to Use Glue 66. How to Make a Buddy 67. How to Pick Up a Crab 68. How to Multiply Any Number by 11 69. How to Use a Level 70. How to Paddle a Canoe 71. How to Choose Properties to Buy in Monopoly 72. How to Tell How Tall a Tree Is 73. How to Dribble a Basketball 74. How to Rescue a Baby Bird 75. How to Skip a Rock 76. How to Identify a Bird 77. How to Pass a Soccer Ball 78. How to Read a Compass 79. How to Find Your Way With a Compass 80. How to Get a Close-Up Look at a Snowflake 81. How to Win a Chess Game in Two Moves 82. How to Change in the Oil in the Car 83. How to Signal SOS 84. How to Tie a Necktie 85. How to Make Kindling 86. How to Build a Campfire 87. How to Slide Into Second 88. How to Identify Six Animal Tracks 89. How -- and Where -- to Dig for Clams 90. How to Hold a Puppy 91. How to Get a Close Look at a Bird While It's Nesting 92. How to Find a Fossil 93. How to Straighten a Nail 94. How to Whistle with a Blade of Grass 95. How to Perform in a Clutch 96. How to Build a Sand Castle 97. How to Get a Toad to Live in Your Yard 98. How to Change the Spark Plugs on the Car 99. How to Walk on Your Hands 100. How to Use Those Rare Letters in Scrabble 101. How to Photograph Lightning
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