{"product_id":"catch-a-fish-throw-a-ball-fly-a-kite-21-timeless-skills-every-child-should-know-and-any-parent-can-teach-paperback","title":"Catch a Fish, Throw a Ball, Fly a Kite: 21 Timeless Skills Every Child Should Know (and Any Parent Can Teach!) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKnowing how to fold a paper airplane can make you a better parent!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWell, maybe not better, but you'll certainly have more fun with your children, who understandably assume that you know how to do just about everything. If they only knew! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatch a Fish, Throw a Ball, Fly a Kite\u003c\/b\u003e is for parents who want to teach their children what they really want to learn--even the skills you never mastered or haven't practiced in a few decades. This book contains clear, simple, step-by-step instructions for teaching more than twenty little life skills that every child should know, including how to: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Work a yo-yo\u003cbr\u003e- Build a fire\u003cbr\u003e- Eat with chopsticks\u003cbr\u003e- Skip a stone \u003cbr\u003e- Fly a homemade kite\u003cbr\u003e- Throw a Frisbee \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile you teach your children, you get to learn the skills too, or at the very least improve on them. Activities range from practical, like locating the constellations, to completely frivolous fun, like turning a blade of grass into a musical instrument. Some are simple enough for four-year-olds, and others will appeal to the most jaded adolescent. Each skill is illustrated and is rounded out with fascinating trivia (did you know that the world's largest sand castle measured six stories high?) or funny jokes. Age-appropriate information is given for each skill, but they all have one thing in common: You and your kids can do them together!\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnowing how to fold a paper airplane can make you a better parent! \u003cbr\u003eWell, maybe not better, but you'll certainly have more fun with your children, who understandably assume that you know how to do just about everything. If they only knew! \u003cbr\u003eCatch a Fish, Throw a Ball, Fly a Kite is for parents who want to teach their children what they really want to learn--even the skills you never mastered or haven't practiced in a few decades. This book contains clear, simple, step-by-step instructions for teaching more than twenty little life skills that every child should know, including how to: \u003cbr\u003e- Work a yo-yo\u003cbr\u003e- Build a fire\u003cbr\u003e- Eat with chopsticks\u003cbr\u003e- Skip a stone \u003cbr\u003e- Fly a homemade kite\u003cbr\u003e- Throw a Frisbee \u003cbr\u003eWhile you teach your children, you get to learn the skills too, or at the very least improve on them. Activities range from practical, like locating the constellations, to completely frivolous fun, like turning a blade of grass into a musical instrument. Some are simple enough for four-year-olds, and others will appeal to the most jaded adolescent. Each skill is illustrated and is rounded out with fascinating trivia (did you know that the world's largest sand castle measured six stories high?) or funny jokes. Age-appropriate information is given for each skill, but they all have one thing in common: You and your kids can do them together!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJEFFREY LEE, M.D., graduated from Harvard Medical School, trained in family medicine at the University of Washington, and now lives in Seattle. Dr. Lee is the author of the young adult novel \u003cb\u003eTrue Blue\u003c\/b\u003e. He has taught every one of the skills in \u003cb\u003eCatch a Fish, Throw a Ball, Fly a Kite\u003c\/b\u003e to his children Madeline (age ten) and Juliana (age five).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.82 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 27, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43742738579591,"sku":"9781400048106","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/Cyxgq4QHwB9781400048106.webp?v=1768827031","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/catch-a-fish-throw-a-ball-fly-a-kite-21-timeless-skills-every-child-should-know-and-any-parent-can-teach-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}