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Dangerous and Glorious Books for Boys and Girls

by Hsien-Hsien Lei on January 7th, 2007

The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden is a huge hit in the UK (available this Spring in the U.S.) with all sorts of facts and figures that would and should interest girls as well, such as:

  • The solar system
  • Famous battles
  • Stories of courage and bravery
  • Teaching dogs tricks
  • Make a pinhole camera
  • Understand the laws of cricket

Girls shouldn’t feel left out. The Great Big Glorious Book for Girls will be published this summer in the UK and has tidbits like:

  • Homemade fudge
  • Pom-poms
  • French cricket
  • Making elderflower cordial
  • Playing cat’s cradle

If I were to purchase either book, I would purchase both just to maintain a semblance of balance in my pretense of gender equality.

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2 opinions for Dangerous and Glorious Books for Boys and Girls

  • alicia
    Jan 8, 2007 at 11:43 am

    I would have appreciated something like that when I was a kid! And yes, I would have wanted both versions, haha.

  • SkylarKD
    Jan 10, 2007 at 12:23 pm

    Argh, the gender stereotypes bug me. The boy gets mostly science, history & fun stuff, the girl gets mostly domestic stuff. Blah.
    I like the idea of the books though, I just don’t know why they couldn’t be “The Dangerous Book for Kids” and “The Great Big Glorious Book for Kids”.

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