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Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Epigraph

I Didn’t Have this Book When I Was a Boy

Essential Kit

The Greatest Paper Plane in the World

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know

Questions About the World – Part One:

Why is A Summer Day Longer Than A Winter Day?

Why is it Hotter at The Equator?

What is A Vacuum?

What is Latitude and Longitude?

How do You Tell The Age of A Tree?

Making a Battery

Conkers

Catapults

Fossils

Building a Treehouse

The Laws of Football

Dinosaurs

Making a Bow and Arrow

Understanding Grammar – Part One

Table Football

Fishing

Timers and Tripwires

Kings and Queens of England and Scotland

Famous Battles – Part One:

Thermopylae

Cannae

Caesar’s Invasions of Britain

Hastings

Crécy

The Laws of Rugby Union and Rugby League

Spies – Codes and Ciphers

Making Crystals

Extraordinary Stories – Part One: Scott of the Antarctic

Making a Go-Cart

Insects and Spiders

Juggling

Questions about the World – Part Two:

How do We Measure The Earth’s Circumference?

Why Does A Day Have Twenty-Four Hours?

How Far Away Are The Stars?

Why is The Sky Blue?

Why Can’t We See The Other Side of The Moon?

What Causes The Tides?

Astronomy

Making a Paper Hat, Boat and Waterbomb

The Laws of Cricket

Understanding Grammar – Part Two

Girls

Marbling Paper

Cloud Formations

Famous Battles – Part Two:

Waterloo,

Balaclava,

Rorke’s Drift,

the Somme

Making Cloth Fireproof

First Aid

The Commonwealth

Maps of Changing Britain – Roman Britain to the Norman Conquest

Extraordinary Stories – Part Two: Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson

Building a Workbench

The Steady-Hand Tin

Five Pen and Paper Games

The Golden Age of Piracy

A Simple Electromagnet

Secret Inks

Sampling Shakespeare

Extraordinary Stories – Part Three: Touching the Void

Grinding an Italic Nib

Navigation

Naval Flag Codes

The Patron Saints of Britain

The Moon

Skimming Stones

Pinhole Projector

Charting the Universe

Dog Tricks

Wrapping a Parcel in Brown Paper and String

Star Maps: What You See When You Look Up …

Making a Periscope

Five Poems Every Boy Should Know

Coin Tricks

Light

Latin Phrases Every Boy Should Know

How to Play Poker

Extraordinary Stories – Part Four: Douglas Bader

Marbles

A Brief History of Artillery

The Origin of Words

The Solar System: A Quick Reference Guide

The Ten Commandments

Common British Trees

Extraordinary Stories – Part Five: Robert the Bruce

Hunting and Cooking a Rabbit

The Game of Chess

Tanning a Skin

The British Empire (1497–1997)

Growing Sunflowers

Questions about the World – Part Three:

How do Ships Sail Against The Wind?

Where Does Cork Come From?

What Causes The Wind?

What is Chalk?

Role-Playing Games

Understanding Grammar – Part Three

Seven Modern Wonders of the World

Books Every Boy Should Read

Imperial/Metric Conversion Table

Illustration Credits

Also by the Author

About the Publisher