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The Perfect Beach Read for Boys
This week I'm reviewing one of Nate's favorite non-fiction books: Defending Your Castle: Build Catapults, Crossbows, Moats, Bulletproof Shields, and More Defensive Devices to Fend Off the Invading Hordes by William Gurstelle. It's kind of a wish-book for kids like the Dudes (and probably some paranoid adults).
Each chapter gives you an overview of how some famous warrior of history attacked or defended a castle, fort, or city. Then the author gives you real instructions for how you could build things like a palisade wall or an armored castle door using modern tools and supplies that you could buy at the hardware store. There's even a Kevlar backpack shield!
Of course, the Dudes don't have money, and our parents don't let us use power tools. Besides that, we better hope that Teresa and her soccer team don't acquire any siege engines. But a kid can dream. The history parts are really cool, and the diagrams and plans are bound to give you ideas.
On the Dude-A-Rrific Summer Book Bingo Card this book qualifies for: CAN YOU SEE IT?, THE OLD COUNTRY, CONTRAPTIONS, ITEOTWAWKI, JUST DO IT, and SWORDS AND CROWNS.
Find the bingo card and more reviews here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
Each chapter gives you an overview of how some famous warrior of history attacked or defended a castle, fort, or city. Then the author gives you real instructions for how you could build things like a palisade wall or an armored castle door using modern tools and supplies that you could buy at the hardware store. There's even a Kevlar backpack shield!
Of course, the Dudes don't have money, and our parents don't let us use power tools. Besides that, we better hope that Teresa and her soccer team don't acquire any siege engines. But a kid can dream. The history parts are really cool, and the diagrams and plans are bound to give you ideas.
On the Dude-A-Rrific Summer Book Bingo Card this book qualifies for: CAN YOU SEE IT?, THE OLD COUNTRY, CONTRAPTIONS, ITEOTWAWKI, JUST DO IT, and SWORDS AND CROWNS.
Find the bingo card and more reviews here: https://emilykayjohnson.com/TheDudesC...
