Overview
There's this boy. Let's say he's somewhere between nine and thirteen years old or so. You'd like to see this kid get creative. You'd like to see him get some exercise. You'd like to see him get out from in front of the television. And you'd love for him to be motivated enough to find some stuff to do on his own. This boy NEEDS The Big Book of Boy Stuff!
This thick, durable book includes fascinating chapters on gross stuff, magic, emergencies, fireworks, games, experiments, jokes, activities, insults, pets, flying things, and, of course, duct tape.
Synopsis
There's this boy. Let's say he's somewhere between nine and thirteen years old or so. You'd like to see this kid get creative. You'd like to see him get some exercise. You'd like to see him get out from in front of the television. And you'd love for him to be motivated enough to find some stuff to do on his own. This boy NEEDS The Big Book of Boy Stuff!
The Big Book of Boy Stuff has all the important information that boys just have to know. Collected here for the first time in one place, it holds the answers to these timeless questions:
What do I do if I get a bean stuck up my nose?
How can I make lightning without killing myself?
Where can I find new practical jokes to play on my friends and family?
How can I make a rocket?
What is the best way to poop outside?
How do I tell a girl I like her?
Why would I tell a girl I like her?
How many mosquitoes does it take to suck all the blood out of a person?
What's that smell?
. . . and many, many more!
This big, thick, durable book includes fascinating chapters on gross stuff, magic, emergencies, fireworks, games, experiments, jokes, activities, insults, pets, flying things, and, of course, duct tape. No boyhood is complete without a copy!
Author Bio:The veteran of many water-balloon wars, Bart King has twice won the prized "Arrested Development" award from the New York Society of Amateur Psychologists. He has been a middle-school teacher for the past fifteen years. This is his first book, unless you count that other one he wrote. Bart has interviewed hundreds of the country's wisest guys and smartest alecks for the incredible material in The Big Book of Boy Stuff. Bart invites you to visit this book's website at: www.bigbookofboystuff.com.
Statesman Journal
Hilarious, disgusting... It's fast, often rude, very funny and features great illustrations... Adults are liable to appreciate this book every bit as much as typical 'boys.
Editorials
Post and Courier
The ultimate compilation of everything you possibly could need to know about being a guy.... the book is chock-full of enough fun to keep the reader occupied for hours on end.... nearly impossible to put down.Chicago Parent
Written for both adults and kids, this book is perfect for mothers who didn't have brothers and are ill-prepared for what behavior to expect as their boys become men ... This book is very funny, useful and approved by the Federal Burping Institute.Los Angeles Family
This book will perfectly entertain all boys who love experiments, weird facts, gross stuff, flying things, and armpit bagpipes among other adventuresome boy stuff.Statesman Journal
Hilarious, disgusting... It's fast, often rude, very funny and features great illustrations... Adults are liable to appreciate this book every bit as much as typical 'boys.Deseret News
Bart King's new book was written for boys - but it also appeals to people who used to be boys, or who have raised boys or married boys, or who were raised with brothers and would still like to get even.Publishers Weekly
Bored kids will find plenty of reasons to pry themselves off the couch with a handful of new titles. A compendium of non-P.C. games and facts, The Big Book of Boy Stuff by Bart King wants boys to be boys. Genuinely funny, King covers gliders (how to make them), a q&a about girls, tips for dealing with bullies, ideas for outdoor activities and much more, interspersed with jokes and asides. On finding wild animals while camping: "You cannot expect them to behave like a dog or a cat, even if the bear seems friendly or if the chipmunk is really cute." Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.Children's Literature
The humor of this book is literally from cover to cover. Take the dust jacket off and underneath is a dark blue book with the single word "Physics" embossed on the cover. The dust jack is reversible so that the reader can flip it inside out and, voila!, the book looks like a plain black-and-white composition book from school. As the introduction claims, "this is a book in which a boy may turn to any page and find something to do, laugh at, or think about." It does not matter what page you open in this book, every page holds a treasure trove of information that boys will love (and many girls, too.) The book is heavily-illustrated with fun cartoons. Written in an informal, chatty style, it will certainly keep kids occupied for hours, if not days. The author has divided the book loosely into about 30 subject areas: looking for something to do, pets, dumb directions on products, emergencies, experiments, fireworks and explosions, flying things, indoor games, outdoor games, gadgets, tools, toys, girls, bullies, parties, gross stuff, Halloween, holidays, insults, jokes, juggling, yo-yos, magic, making faces, making sounds, food, practical jokes, rhetorical questions, riddles, slang, storytelling, tongue twisters, video games, weapons, and famous "last words." He also includes a thorough bibliography and an extensive list of great books that are recommended by other boys to "entertain and enrich your life." 2004, Gibbs Smith, Ages 8 to 14.—Sally J. K. Davies