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"I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense."
- Harold S. Kushner
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ZIN Product Number: 10430428
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| | | |  | | | Product Details
 Format: Hardcover, 239 pages
Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press
ISBN: 1558537198
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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