Catch a fish, throw a ball, fly a kite : 21 timeless skills every child should know (and any parent can teach!) /

Lee, Jeffrey, -1960

Catch a fish, throw a ball, fly a kite : 21 timeless skills every child should know (and any parent can teach!) / Jeffrey Lee with illustrations by Philomena O'Neill. - New York : Three Rivers Press, c2004. - 273 p. : ill. 21 cm.

Catch a fish -- Throw a ball -- Catch a ball -- Plant a tree -- Ride a bike -- Bake bread -- Fly a kite -- Juggle -- Build a fire -- Make a sandcastle -- Play a blade of grass -- Skip a stone -- Make a paper airplane -- Do a magic trick -- Eat with chopsticks -- Build a wooden box -- Spin a yo-yo -- Grow a garden -- Make apple pie -- Throw a frisbee -- Name the stars.

A renowned family physician, YA author, and father of two offers this guide to 21 classic skills that parents can teach their children--from lighting a campfire to riding a bike to folding a paper airplane. Includes illustrations, anecdotes, and trivia and jokes related to each subject. www.alibris.com

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Family recreation.
Life skills.
Parent and child.

GV 182.8 / .L513 2004