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101 Secrets a Good Dad Knows
Contributor(s): Browder, Walter (Author), Browder, Sue Ellin (Author)
ISBN: 0785297413     ISBN-13: 9780785297413
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
OUR PRICE:   $18.04  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2009
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Annotation: With this "heartwarming and handy guide" ("Washington Parent"), dads can aspire to heroism as they find instructions for skipping a rock, making paper airplanes, whistling with a blade of grass, and changing a spark plug.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Family & Relationships | Parenting - Fatherhood
- Family & Relationships | Activities
- Family & Relationships | Reference
Dewey: 306.874
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Sex & Gender - Masculine
- Topical - Family
- Holiday - Father's Day
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Publisher Description:

Dads have a special way of relating to children. They tend to rough-house andtease children more than moms do. It is usually a father who teaches a child howto shoot a free throw, catch a frog, or fix a broken bicycle chain. Knowing howto do these things raises a child's self-esteem, increases self-confidence, andfosters self-reliance because they expand a child's ability to cope with andunderstand the world.

Each of the 101 secrets in this wonderful gift book is explained in shortdescriptions accompanied by a drawing and a fact or tip. Many of theseskills involve a simple secret to do them successfully. Knowing these secretswill enable any dad to look like a hero to his children.

Included are instructions for...

  • How to fly a kite
  • How to find the north star
  • How to skip a rock
  • How to make a paper airplane
  • How to tie a necktie
  • How to change a spark plug
  • How to carve a whistle
  • How to bait a hook
  • How to pitch a tent
  • How to identify five icky things under a rock
  • Which properties to buy in Monopoly
  • How to tell how tall a tree is
  • How to whistle with a blade of grass
  • How to photograph lightning

"The perfect gift for any father, grandfather, or mother who wants to teach children skills that will increase self confidence, raise self-esteem, and foster self-reliance." - Nashville Lifestyles