Detective and mystery stories; Hunting stories; Wilderness areas -- Fiction
“How to play all sorts of games with marbles, how to make and
spin more kinds of tops than most boys ever heard of, how to
make the latest things in plain and fancy kites, where to dig
bait and how to fish, all about boats and sailing, and a host of
other things ... an unmixed delight to any boy.”—_New York
Tribune._
THE FIELD AND FOREST HANDY BOOK. Or, New Ideas for Out of Doors
_Illustrated by the author_
“Instructions as to ways to build boats and fire-engines, make
aquariums, rafts, and sleds, to camp in a back-yard, etc. No
better book of the kind exists.”—_Chicago Record-Herald._
SHELTERS, SHACKS, AND SHANTIES _Illustrated by the author_
Easily workable directions, accompanied by very full
illustration, for over fifty shelters, shacks, and shanties.
BOAT-BUILDING AND BOATING. A Handy Book for Beginners
_Illustrated by the author_
All that Dan Beard knows and has written about the building of
every simple kind of boat, from a raft to a cheap motor-boat, is
brought together in this book.
THE JACK OF ALL TRADES. Or, New Ideas for American Boys
_Illustrated by the author_
“This book is a capital one to give any boy for a present at
Christmas, on a birthday, or indeed at any time.”—_The
Outlook._
THE BOY PIONEERS. Sons of Daniel Boone _Illustrated by the
author_
“How to become a member of the ‘Sons of Daniel Boone’ and take
part in all the old pioneer games, and many other things in
which boys are interested.”—_Philadelphia Press._
THE BLACK WOLF-PACK
“A genuine thriller of mystery and red-blooded conflicts, well
calculated to hold the mind and the heart of its boy and, for
that matter, its adult reader.”—_Philadelphia North American._
THE BEARD BOOKS FOR GIRLS
_By_ LINA BEARD _and_ ADELIA B. BEARD
THE AMERICAN GIRL’S HANDY BOOK. How to Amuse Yourself and Others
_With nearly 500 illustrations_
“It is a treasure which, once possessed, no practical girl would
willingly part with.”—GRACE GREENWOOD.
THINGS WORTH DOING AND HOW TO DO THEM
_With some 600 drawings by the authors that show exactly how
they should be done_
“The book will tell you how to do nearly anything that any live
girl really wants to do.”—_The World To-day._
HANDICRAFT AND RECREATION FOR GIRLS
_With over 700 illustrations by the authors_
“It teaches how to make serviceable and useful things of all
kinds out of every kind of material. It also tells how to play
and how to make things to play with.”—_Chicago Evening Post._
WHAT A GIRL CAN MAKE AND DO. New Ideas for Work and Play
_With more than 300 illustrations by the authors_
“It would be a dull girl who could not make herself busy and
happy following its precepts.... A most inspiring book for an
active-minded girl.”—_Chicago Record-Herald._
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