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If ever there were a book to make you switch off your television set The Dangerous Book for Boys is it. How many other books will help you thrash someone at conkers race your own go-cart and identify the best"ations from Shakespeare? The Dangerous Book for Boys gives you facts and figures at your fingertips - swot up on the solar system learn about famous battles and read inspiring stories of incredible courage and bravery. Teach your old dog new tricks. Make a pinhole camera. Understand the laws of cricket. Theres a whole world out there: with this book anyone can get out and explore it. The Dangerous Book for Boys is written with the verve and passion that readers of Conn Igguldens number one bestselling novels have come to expect. This book his first non-fiction work has been
written with his brother as a celebration of the long summers of their youth and as a compendium of information so vital to men of all ages. Lavishly designed and fully illustrated in colour and black and white throughout its set to be a perfect gift for Fathers Day and beyond. Chapters in The Dangerous Book for Boys include: The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World Conkers Laws of Football Dinosaurs Fishing Juggling Timers and Tripwires Kings and Queens Famous Battles Spies Making Crystals Insects and Spiders Astronomy Girls The Golden Age of Piracy Secret Inks Patron Saints of Britain Skimming Stones Dog Tricks Making a Periscope Coin Tricks Marbles Artillery The Origin of Words and The Solar System.

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If ever there were a book to make you switch off your television set The Dangerous Book for Boys is it. How many other books will help you thrash someone at conkers race your own go-cart & identify the best"ations from Shakespeare? The Dangerous Book for Boys gives you facts & figures at your fingertips
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Marbles - Small glass spheres used for playing games

Black - A colour which does not emit any colour of the spectrum. Black absorbs all frequencies of the spectrum.

White - A colour combining all colours

Football - A sport involving kicking a ball and trying to score a goal

Camera - An electronic device used for taking photographs

Television - A device used for receiving moving images and sound

World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti

Gift - Something that is presented without expecting anything in return

Colour - The categorised spectrum of light visable to humans

Day - The time it takes a planet or other space objects to complete one rotation.

Set - a group of items usually related to one another. Some objects cannot function without the complete set of items.

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