The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to Do

It will be a Christmas gift

I thought that this was a pocket version of the original book, but it's either abridged, or only includes certain sections of the original.

Great book for creative activity. Fantastic for the 'I don't have anything to do' times. This book will give plenty of ideas.

I am a Special Education teacher. The students I have, for the most part, avoid reading at every opportunity. Every year for Winter break I give them a book. This book has, without exception, become their cherished possession. I was apprehensive when I gave it to my first grade student ( I have K-5) but when he came back from break he was excited about the things he and his dad did from the book. Since I have the same students for consecutive years I recommend (and have also given) "The Boys' Book Of Survival (How To Survive Anything, Anywhere)" and this year "The Boy's Book of Adventure: The Little Guidebook for Smart and Resourceful Boys".These books are read over and over and cherished.One word of warning - I had parents who had not read the book complain to the principal about their children being given "dangerous books" I sent letters out before I purchased them with a copy of the table of contents included but that was not enough. If you're giving it as a gift - make sure the parents know that the word "dangerous" is just there (in my opinion) to make the title appealing to boys,

i have my share of divorced mothers with young boys and the fathers extend there time as a chore. the boys want to be good men and have nothing but working through the parent stuff - i have given this book to those boys. i can not/will not be there when they need guidance on simple things (knots, fishing...). this little book works will (even gets them to read). the large red book of the same topic - has some items that some parents may not embrace (i.e. how to kill, cook, skin a rabbit) and cost. and what boy does not want a book with dangerous in the title.

As described, haven’t read it, bought as a gift for my son, but I flipped through it and everything seems as described and will make a good gift.

What a wonderful for fathers and sons to connect. How great to see them interacting with each other and learning from each other. How exciting to see a young man put down the controller or IPad and join Dad in making something together that they will be able to talk about for years. I have given this book and the Daring Book for Girls to others and have nothing but good reviews back from it. Use it. Get moving and enjoy the comradeship you will get with your loved ones. By the way, girls like making stuff, too.

My 7yr old got this as a Christmas gift. His grandfather has read quite a bit of it and thought it was the cutest book. I read a chapter to both my boys, (the other one is 2), and they both sit and listen as though I were telling them the secrets of life. Of course there are a lot of father-son activies in there as well. Very pleased with the book.

Sometimes I worry about the amount of time children spend watching TV or playing computer games these days and I think that this book (and the others in the series, along with the larger volumes) is the antidote for some of that. It's active encouragement for boys (and girls!) to get outside and do something! There's enough in here to occupy an entire summer and, as others have said, the book is small enough to fit into one's pocket and is sturdily made so it won't fall apart.The entire look and feel of the book take you back to a bygone era and immediately evoke memories of "Swallows and Amazons" and "The Famous Five". The book covers all kinds of things to do both indoors and out, from tying knots to making candles and from building a treehouse to training a dog to do tricks. I think there's plenty in here for everyone and this book makes an excellent gift for any child that you think watches too much TV and needs to get outside and covered in dirt a bit more often. It's also a good book for adults to have in case you find you have children visiting and don't know how to keep them entertained.

It has been a great book with lots of information

My son age 10 loves it, loved the cover and is always telling me things he has learnt from it. It's not lead to ant dangerous situations but I feel my son has a few more tips up his sleeve and a desire to get off a gadget and go outside and do something different. He loves it and is now rereading it so that's a big success in my eyes

A nice mix of ideas that means that everyone will find a couple of things to do in it. Perfect if you want to get into doing things with your bairns.

A gift for boys completing exams. That was the summer holidays sorted! Excellent.