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Title: Howtoons: The Possibilities Are Endless!
ISBN: 006076158X
Author:
Saul Griffith
Joost Bonsen
Publicate Date: 2007-10-23
Publish: 2007-10-23
List Price: $15.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Format: Paperback
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Amazon Lowest New Price: $5.99
Amazon Lowest Used Price: $3.59
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1: Best book for kids ever
As somebody who grew up doing projects, I was excited to find modern
project ideas that really pop. It makes me want to be a kid all over again!
Howtoons gets your imagination engine started.
My two girls love the pictures, projects and stories.
I've given out dozens of these books to my neighbors kids.
It never fails to cause a stir!
Parents can't believe how excited their kids are to go build these things.
The creators of this book are incredible inventors.
I can't wait to see what they do next!
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2: Perfect gift for a boy
My 8 yr old son checked this out of the library two days ago and has barely let it out of his grasp since! Including when his 6 yr old brother tried to yank it from him because it's "soo cool!" So far, the page he keeps turning to is how to make a marshmallow shooter out of PVC pipe. Guess we're heading to the hardware store this weekend! This is a perfect gift for a boy, any age really. I am going to buy a copy for him.
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3: Exciting Graphic Novel
Reviewed by Ben Weldon (age 10) for Reader Views (3/08)
"HowToons" by Saul Griffith, Nick Draggota, and Joost Bonsen is a graphic novel that teaches you to build many neat contraptions with household items. The book has an entertaining storyline about a brother and sister who undertake various projects in their basement workshop. There is information about tools, safety and creating a workspace. There are also a few historical facts.
This book includes directions for a marshmallow gun, motor, terrarium and rocket launcher, but these are just a few of the things you can make! I tried to build the motor from the instructions but I couldn't get it to work. I even worked on it with my dad who is an engineer. Some of the projects sound really neat but you shouldn't expect to get them done quickly or without additional experimentation.
The graphics are exciting. There are some subtle illustrations and humor. For example, the first page of the safety section "An Eye for Safety" has a drawing of a cut-out paper mask with a pair of scissors poking through the eye. The siblings exchange nightmare stories of unsafe events, and Tucker says, "The list reads like an emergency room clipboard."
I would recommend "HowToons" to people who really like to invent things, but they must have a lot of patience and interest because the projects take a lot of effort. I liked this book but I don't think I will try all of the projects.
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4: High quality content, high quality book
The content has been reviewed thoroughly (it's great, and well organized and fun to read). The book itself is on high quality, glossy colored thick paperstock. So not only is this a fun book for kids (and grown-up kids) to go back to time and time again, it should last for a long time.
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5: Highly recommended for active, thoughtful play
I gave Howtoons to my 11 year old daughter for Christmas. She loves it, and it's a fantastic way to come up with active and interesting activities that don't involve a pile of imagination-crushing store-bought toys.
Her cousins have seen it, and they want their own copy too!
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