The Field and Forest Handy Book (Dover Children's Activity Books) [Paperback]

Daniel C. Beard (Author)

Book Description

Series: Dover Children's Activity Books | Publication Date: December 10, 2007

Written by a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of America, this appealing guide introduces the pleasures and challenges of the outdoors. With a cheerful, "can-do" attitude, Beard presents clear directions and simple diagrams for building kites, birdhouses, boats, igloos, and other fun projects, along with numerous helpful tips for campers.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Daniel C. Beard (1850-1941), a founder of the Boy Scouts of America, introduces the adventure inherent in the great outdoors and offers simple solutions for overcoming various obstacles in The Field and Forest Handy Book: New Ideas for Out of Doors, first published in 1906 and now reissued in a facsimile edition. Readers can learn how to make a luna kite in the spring, a cheap boat in the summer, an altar camp stove in the autumn and a toboggan in the winter. For those who want to stay indoors, a chapter titled "How to Build Play Houses, Secret Castles and How to Make Mysterious Chests" is included.

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--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Dover Publications (December 10, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0486461912
• ISBN-13: 978-0486461915
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #890,923 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #83 in Books > Teens > Sports & Hobbies > Sports

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55 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handbook for raising Tom Sawyer, June 20, 2001

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N. C. Derham "MacBeth Derham" (Floral Park, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Field and Forest Handy Book: New Ideas for Out of Doors (Nonpareil Book) (Paperback)

I hardly know where to begin. Like the Boys' and Girls' Handybooks, this hefty little book is full of ideas from a bygone era. Written in 1906, the activities are not always the kind of things our kids can do today...but this is a book of IDEAS! While you might not want to camp in a swamp, this book will tell you how. That information might come in useful for another project someday. The book also has historical value--the vocabulary is sometimes quite dated--but that's part of the fun!

Other ideas from the book, which is organized by season: Kites, herbarium, quail farming, bird houses, cages, aquaria, carts, rafts, boats, camping, indoor ideas, outdoor cooking, sleds, packs, and so much more. Oh, and DO learn how to cook a muskrat!

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great fun!, March 18, 2006

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Marie S. Martinelli - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Field and Forest Handy Book: New Ideas for Out of Doors (Nonpareil Book) (Paperback)

Originally written 100 years ago, this delightful book shows you how to enjoy the Great Outdoors. Divided seasonally, the author shows you, via illustrations and diagrams, how to make kites, bird houses, aquariams, boats,sleds, moccasins, shirts, and various camping utensils. For the more adventurous, he shows you how to construct bridges, dams, piers and outdoor dwellings of different kinds. He also provides tips for camping out in your own backyard.
Dan Beard was one of the founders of the American Boy Scouts and an irresistibly cheerful, "can-do" attitide makes this book fun for the serious and armchair outdoorsperson alike.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for a young man, January 4, 2007

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C. Wedge (Great Lakes) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Field and Forest Handy Book: New Ideas for Out of Doors (Nonpareil Book) (Paperback)

My son read the covers off the first D. C. Beard book we got (The American Boys Handy Book) and I can tell this will swiftly suffer the same fate. Detailed instructions for dozens of projects... he can't put it down.