THE BEARD BOOKS FOR BOYSByDan C. BeardTHE AMERICAN BOY’S HANDY BOOK. Or, What to Do and How to Do ItIllustrated by the authorGives sports adapted to all seasons of the year, tells boys how to make all kinds of things—boats, traps, toys, puzzles, aquariums, fishing-tackle; how to tie knots, splice ropes, to make bird calls, sleds, blow-guns, balloons; how to rear wild birds, to train dogs, and do the thousand and one things that boys take delight in.THE OUTDOOR HANDY BOOK. For Playground, Field, and ForestIllustrated by the author“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 DoorsIllustrated 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 SHANTIESIllustrated by the authorEasily workable directions, accompanied by very full illustration, for over fifty shelters, shacks, and shanties.BOAT-BUILDING AND BOATING. A Handy Book for BeginnersIllustrated by the authorAll 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 BoysIllustrated 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 BooneIllustrated 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.
ByDan C. Beard
Illustrated by the author
Gives sports adapted to all seasons of the year, tells boys how to make all kinds of things—boats, traps, toys, puzzles, aquariums, fishing-tackle; how to tie knots, splice ropes, to make bird calls, sleds, blow-guns, balloons; how to rear wild birds, to train dogs, and do the thousand and one things that boys take delight in.
Illustrated by the author
“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.
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.
Illustrated by the author
Easily workable directions, accompanied by very full illustration, for over fifty shelters, shacks, and shanties.
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.
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.
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.
“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 GIRLSByLina BeardandAdelia B. BeardTHE AMERICAN GIRL’S HANDY BOOK. How to Amuse Yourself and OthersWith 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 THEMWith 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 GIRLSWith 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 PlayWith 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.ON THE TRAILIllustrated by the authorsThis volume tells how a girl can live outdoors, camping in the woods, and learning to know its wild inhabitants.MOTHER NATURE’S TOY SHOPProfusely illustrated by the authorsHow children can make toys easily and economically from wild flowers, grasses, green leaves, seed-vessels, fruits, etc.LITTLE FOLKS’ HANDY BOOKWith many illustrationsContains a wealth of devices for entertaining children by means of paper building-cards, wooden berry-baskets, straw and paper furniture, paper jewelry, etc.CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, NEW YORK
ByLina BeardandAdelia B. Beard
With nearly 500 illustrations
“It is a treasure which, once possessed, no practical girl would willingly part with.”—Grace Greenwood.
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.
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.
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.
Illustrated by the authors
This volume tells how a girl can live outdoors, camping in the woods, and learning to know its wild inhabitants.
Profusely illustrated by the authors
How children can make toys easily and economically from wild flowers, grasses, green leaves, seed-vessels, fruits, etc.
With many illustrations
Contains a wealth of devices for entertaining children by means of paper building-cards, wooden berry-baskets, straw and paper furniture, paper jewelry, etc.
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS, NEW YORK