How To Be The Best At Everything (The Boys' Book) Reviews

• Good, but not the "best" of its genre

  
  By AQERYG2OLWMJD on 2007-09-18
  I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, it is a lot of fun, nicely illustrated, and it has a number of features that are appealing to boys (and girls).
  
  On the other hand, this book is unabashedly derivative of the funnier and more comprehensive The Big Book of Boy Stuff and the better designed The Dangerous Book for Boys. This leaves How to Be the Best at Everything running in third place for prospective book buyers.
  
  

• Courtesy of Teens Read Too

  
  By A2TX179XAT5GRP on 2007-10-11
  Although not as comprehensive and complete as Bart King's amazing Big Book of Boy Stuff, The, this book is a good start for younger boys (and girls!) looking to impress their friends with how awesome they can be.
  
  If you've ever wondered how to fly a helicopter, or needed to know how to avoid being eaten by a bear, or planned to show your superhuman strength by ripping a phone book in half, then THE BOYS' BOOK is for you.
  
  This short guide (less than 120 pages) is filled with tips, tricks, hints, and helpful knowledge that anyone can use to make themselves look like a genius. Because, as you know, not everyone knows how to survive a volcanic eruption, freeze a finger, get an egg into a bottle, or send a message by semaphore.
  
  Optimus sum. Which, by the way, means "I am the best" in Latin.
  
  Reviewed by: Jennifer Wardrip, aka "The Genius"
  
  

• The Boys Book is for you

  
  By A3ET9BD0YV6SS8 on 2007-10-20
  
  It is a small book but well worth the price. If you're a parent, get the book as a Christmas gift. I think it is a perfect gift. Way better than so popular no computer games. Your sun will find over hundred tips for things that interest him and believe me, he will be grateful. I found myself reading many passages with great interest. Also a great recommendation is a series titled "Why some cats are rascals"
  
  
  

• Boys life

  
  By A3PIAR0BQC73EH on 2007-11-30
  My grandson is 10 years old. He said that it was the best book he'd ever read.
  
  

• excellent

  
  By A13KC064SIOVRN on 2007-11-20
  My 10 year old son has devoured this book. He loves everything in it, how to make waterbombs out of paper... I have to tear him away at breakfast on school days because he just wants to work on a new project suggested in the book.
  
  
• Fun Book
  By A2EOGCJ3XA2AKP on 2008-02-08
  A fun book - great for reluctant readers ages 8-12. I found myself unable to put it down just because I wanted to see what I could learn to do next!
  
  
• Great for non-fiction loving boys/men
  By A17AA0PEYUZL3W on 2008-02-25
  This book has been a lot of fun for my boys to read with their father. It is a little sophisticated for younger boys (5-9) to read on their own, but it is not a bad "group" book. Some of it is funny - some of it is serious, but all in all my guys, young and old, have learned quite a bit about a lot of things that they may not have otherwise been exposed to.
  
  
• Awesome
  By A25GOFI6ZJBKR5 on 2008-04-23
  I picked this book up at a school book fair for my 11 year old son. I had quickly flipped through the pages and thought it looked interesting so I bought it. My son loves it. He's the oldest and has 2 sisters. I think he needed more boy stuff!! He's learned how to juggle, wristle loud and many others. He's convinced my oldest daughter that she needs the girl's version. I'm sure it's not for every boy, but it has really boosted my son's confidence and ability to do those things that aren't all that useful but that pre-teen boys LOVE!!!!
  
  
• Nice for teen boys too!
  By A3GHF4Q98U8SCZ on 2008-04-30
  My son is in ninth grade and I hesitated before buying this book for him, afraid it would be too juvenile, but I was buying the girls book for my daughter and decided my son would like this book. He LOVED it. The tricks and tips still entertain him and his friends had fun with it one afternoon too.
  
  
• Best at Everything indeed!
  By A1SNUYYBOWQKVD on 2008-05-15
  My 7.5 year old stepson requested this from his school book fair. He spent days devouring it and reading us excerpts. He LOVED it. I think it makes a great read for boys aged 6-13.
  
  

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