How to Hold a Crocodile - Hardcover

The Diagram Group

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1552978052 ISBN 13: 9781552978054

Publisher: Firefly Books, 2003

Synopsis

Practical instructions for off-beat objectives.

How to Hold a Crocodile is an illustrated and fun-to-read guide to the practical information that is not taught in school. This book is jammed full of simple instructions for many situations in life. Need to roast an ox? Repel cavalry? Tie a bow tie? All instructions are here, clear, concise, and fully illustrated.

This remarkable reference book explains how to:

Build a log cabin
Catch a cockroach
Magnetize a walnut
Play the castanets
Ride a dolphin
Drill for oil
Meet the Pope
Find a blind spot
Become a saint

Hard-earned experience spanning many cultures and centuries leads to creative advice and counsel. Want to prevent a nail from splitting wood? Simply wipe the nail on soap before hammering.

The off-beat retro artwork and text is fun and engaging. How to Hold a Crocodile is an amazing collection of information, advice, tips, and instructions guaranteed to entertain and satisfy anyone's curiosity.

About this title

About the Author:

The Diagram Group is a London-based creative team specializing in non-fiction books.

Review:

A hodgepodge of fun and useful information. (Susan Swagler Birmingham News 2004-11-28)

Amiable compendium... colorful illustrations are simple but effective, and so are the step-by-step instructions. (Henry Kiso Chicago Sun-Times 2003-12-07)

This unique book is so full of wacky facts and bizarre information that you'll despair of ever grasping it all, but that's part of the fun... perfect for anyone, young and old, who loves trivia. (Ann Byle Grand Rapids Press 2003-11-30)

Provocative... a storehouse of useful information here, as well as some not quite so useful -- but you never know. (Ann Lloyd Merriman Richmond Times-Dispatch 2003-10-05)

Kids and adults will enjoy the vast range of strange (and sometimes useful) facts... the ultimate how-to book... an entertaining reference for anyone interested in, well, anything and everything. (Pamela Klaffke Calgary Herald 2003-11-08)

Full of oddball practical tips... dubious historical information... outdated social etiquette... and tricks of various kinds... All this esoterica is punctuated by full-size game boards for obscure games and instructions for playing them. (Natural History)

Skim'n'skip curio is perfect... for long sojourns on the john. (Toronto Star 2003-10-19)

The Ripley's-esque illustrations on every page make it all the more enjoyable. This my favorite type of book to recommend to reluctant readers because it will hold everyone's attention. (Linda Baum Taylor Sunday News Herald 2004-06-13)

About this edition

• Publisher: Firefly Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1552978052
• ISBN 13: 9781552978054
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 196