The Dangerous Book for Boys - Couverture rigide

Iggulden, Conn; Iggulden, Hal

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0732286352 ISBN 13 : 9780732286354

Editeur : HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd, 2007

Synopsis

Book by Iggulden Conn Iggulden Hal

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The original Dangerous Book for Boys is an international sensation. The brainchild of brothers Conn Iggulden (bestselling author of the Emperor and Conqueror series) and Hal Iggulden, it brought the wonders of old-fashioned knowledge and play to life for the video game generation. Since then, boys around the world—and their fathers and grandfathers—have discovered this marvellous book, and international sales of The Dangerous Book for Boys and its tie-in editions have topped two million copies.

Now, Canadians have an edition that reflects the traditions, geography and games of our country. It includes stories of famous battles, such as the Battle of Vimy Ridge, and features legendary Canadians such as Francis Pegahmagabow, the heroic Ojibway sniper who fought bravely in World War I. It tells the tale of coureurs de bois, the lost Franklin Expedition and escaped slave Josiah Henson. Favourite sections such as Astronomy, Fishing, Trees, Insects and Books Every Boy Should Read are filled with new Canadian information. And, of course, there’s loads of hockey lore!

Rediscover the adventure and fun of being young at heart with The Dangerous Book for Boys: Canadian Edition.

The Dangerous Book for Boys, Canadian Edition includes
Dangerous information on
• building a snow fort, quinzee or igloo
• famous Canadian heroes
• the hockey dynasty, the sport’s greatest players and achievements
• reading animal tracks and avoiding wild animal encounters
• identifying common Canadian fish, trees and insects
• paddling and portaging a canoe
• interesting Canadian words, phrases and poems
 

Biographie de l'auteur

Despite finding time to write historical novels and The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden is in some ways better known as a trainer of Tollins. His Tollin troupe, Small and Mighty, are famous in Tasmania, where they often play to packed houses. Tragically, he lost his two best-known performers earlier this year. "The thing about transporting Tollins in shoe boxes," he says, "the really important thing, is to remember to put the airholes in."

Lizzy Duncan, with her trademark blue glasses, was a founding member of the Tollins in Art program, where inner-city schoolchildren are taken to the countryside by bus and encouraged to paint and observe Tollins in their natural habitats. Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children was her first illustrated book.

Lizzy's abstract paintings of Tollins are much sought after whenever they appear at Sotheby's auction house, and she is very active in promoting Tollin rights and registering them as a protected wetland species—or as a dryland species, if the weather's been good.

Conn and Lizzy's first book together, Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children, was published in 2009 to great critical acclaim—and has ensured that no one will ever mistake a Tollin for a fairy again.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0732286352
• ISBN 13: 9780732286354
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400