Cub Scouts Books

This is a great book to help the cub scout and his parents out, but the Amazon price is outrageous. You can get the same book from the Boy Scout store for $4.99--you can even buy it sprial bound for $12.99--there shipping is not bad either! Like I said Great book, bad price!

I didn't buy the handbook right away and regretted it. It has all the needed information; especially important for those who have never been involved in scouting. I gave it 5 stars because it is really necessary, not because it's great literature!

we bought this book right away once my son signed up for tiger scouts.....it's full of anything you'd need to know about tiger scouts....what a great book. and it's not like buying it is going to break your bank. I just bought the activity book for my daughter for Daisy Girl Scouts, and it was MORE expensive, and I was less impressed with it than I was with this book. it has great activities to do with families, activities to do with the den. any info you need at all is in this book, you can't get through tiger scouts without it...don't hesitate...buy it today!!! :)

As a current Cub leader, this book is a lot of fun into the past.

OK, first of all, what is Pinewood Derby? Each year a Cub Scout pack hands out car kits that include a block of wood, four plastic wheels, four metal nails (for axles), a set of decals, and an instruction sheet. In theory, the Scouts create their own cars by carving or otherwise shaping the block of wood, and decorating it to make a racer. The pack then has a competition where the cars are raced down a small track, with awards being handed for the fastest cars and often for the most imaginative cars. It was begun in 1953 by Don Murphy as a, "wholesome, constructive activity that would foster a closer father-son relationship and promote craftsmanship and good sportsmanship through competition."

In practice, though, fathers often commandeer the kits, and seek to use their knowledge to give their sons an edge over the other children. Every pack has at least one - in my son's pack it was a professional woodworker who built his children's racers, and then handed them to the kids just before the race. His children dominated the race, but took no pride in cars that they had nothing to do with.

This book was written by John L. Heller, an aircraft designer, and has the most detailed and informative instructions that I have ever seen. The suggested Pinewood Derby car design of this book is a slab, with rounded front and tapered rear (like the shape of an aircraft wing), with the lead weight added to the very rear. But, in point of fact, this book tells you how to make any design you want, even telling you how to make wooden fenders for a Derby car. Indeed, I found the information on weight placement and axle modification to be most eye-opening!

So, overall I found this to be a highly informative book, perhaps the most informative I have ever seen! The book has a lot of excellent information in it, one that is sure to give an edge to anyone who is willing to put a LOT of work into a Pinewood Derby car. Indeed, you do not have to follow all of the suggestions in this book, so any adult will benefit from reading it.

There are two types for Pinewood Derby books out there. For basic advice that will benefit boys and *assisting* parents there's "Cub Scout grand prix", and "How to Book: Formula for Building & Racing PineCars" by Woodland Scenics Staff. But, for committed adults who want to build the fastest possible cars, there are all of the others, and the king of them is definitely this one!

This is the 2nd, updated edition of the popular volume. Its 400 pages feature more than 750 nice black and white photos and a 16 page full color section. There is adequate text to accompany the photos, and it is fully indexed to aid in item location. All major levels of scouting are featured, along with collectibles, council listings, glossary of terms, memorabilia dealers, collector organizations, museums and reference works. It's an essential guide for scout collectible enthusiasts.

Greetings, well, it is back, bigger and with lots more photos. What has become the identification and price guide for scouting collectibles has been doubled in listing size as well as photographs for ease of identification. While weekly auctions may be skewing the price system, it is a great starting point. The Merit Badge section, and the book sections have been completely revised.

What a great resourse book. A must have for the avid collector or the novice. Besides collecting, it is a great companion piece to learn about the Boy Scouts and 20th Century Americana in general. I commend Mr. Cuhaj for all the work and time he put into creating this. I'm so glad some one thought enough of me to make this a perfect gift for the Scouter who has everything.

This is an excellent book for anyone who collects Boy Scouts of America memorabilia such as insignia, pins, books, Order Of The Arrow, just about anything that has been involved in Scouting. It details many items extensively, and provides price ranges based on condition. The first edition did not have an index, and it was rather difficult to find certain items, but Cuhaj corrected that in this second edition. The magnitude of this book is tremendous, providing over 11,000 listings, most with values for buying, selling, or just trading. There are a few pages in color, while the rest is in black and white. I would have preferred all items in color, and would have been willing to pay more for the book. If Scouting memorabilia is your forte, I highly recommend this book with a 5-Star rating.

The first edition was the answer to a new collector's prayers and the release of the greatly expanded second edition was timed perfectly to take me to the next level in this increasingly popular field of collecting. This book brings together a broad range of information that earlier had only been available to collectors willing to seek out a daunting number of specialty publications, usually at considerable cost. I would highly recommend this new edition not only for beginning collectors, but also for the more advanced collector who needs a broad reference to the panoply of Scouting collectibles. Finally, I think most readers will enjoy the author's personal touch, including images from his boyhood Scouting experience. They certainly evoked fond memories of my own early Scouting days.

The idea that we have become an uncivil society is correct. Trying to stimulate young minds to reflect on civility is also a good idea, but this book, overpriced and better suited for fund raising for local boyscout troops just didn't hit home, even with my own 13 year old son. It was more like one of those self-publishing recipe books local groups publish to sell for fund raising. The rules of George Washington really don't even often deal with larger issues of morality, but more like good table manners or conversation ethics. The best part of the book in my opinion was the illustrations which depicted George as a young boyscout type setting a good example of each rule, along side a misbehaving modern lad. The efforts of modern day boyscouts to grapple with the idea of civility is a worthwhile activity, but didn't really provide good reading material in this case.

In Rules Of Civility For The 21st Century, Henry Wheelwright has assembled a compendium of two hundred rules of civility drawn from submission by some four million Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts across the country. The rules of conduct were sent in by boys for themselves and others after reflecting on the rules that President George Washington copied out for himself as a youth of 14. Also provided for the reader is a Civility Workshop addressing modern threats to civility and keys to character building and leadership. Line illustrations enhanced Rules Of Civility For The 21st Century, which is an adamantly recommended acquisition for every school and public library in every community in America.

First of all, what is Pinewood Derby? Each year a Cub Scout pack hands out car kits that include a block of wood, four plastic wheels, four metal nails (for axles), a set of decals, and an instruction sheet. In theory, the Scouts create their own cars by carving or otherwise shaping the block of wood, and decorating it to make a racer. The pack then has a competition where the cars are raced down a small track, with awards being handed out for the fastest cars and often for the most imaginative cars. It was begun in 1953 by Don Murphy as a, "wholesome, constructive activity that would foster a closer father-son relationship and promote craftsmanship and good sportsmanship through competition."

In practice, though, fathers often commandeer the kits, and seek to use their knowledge to give their sons an edge over the other children. This book, which begins with the admonition that, "It's not how you play the game, it's if you win, and by how much!" is designed for those seeking that extra edge.

The book is really a set of detailed instructions for making a specific Pinewood Derby car, one that has an aerodynamic wedge-shape, and lead weight which is placed in an interesting arrangement. Also included are excellent instructions on axle preparations, wheel alterations (against the rules of most, if not all, Cub Scout packs), sanding and painting, and lubrication and installation of wheels.

Overall, I think that this book has a lot of good information that can be used by any Scout. My biggest beef against it, though, is that it is directed towards adults making the car, rather than the boys. The instructions call for the use of a router and the melting of lead for weights (over the kitchen stove!), which most parents will probably not want their six- to ten-year-old boys doing. Also, it's open advocating of winning at all costs is not in the Scout spirit.

But, that said, this is a nice recourse with some good advice.

About a week ago I attended my son's first cub scout meeting. The pack leader handed me a plastic "lunch box" that contained all of the parts I would need to build a pinewood derby racer!

I was suddenly transported back in time and I had wonderful visions of my first (and only) pinewood derby car. I remember racing and winning, over and over again! What I didn't remember was the finer points of designing and building the car. Maybe because my dad never had me participate in that part of it!?

I'm not much of a woodworker, in fact I am not very good at any type of measuring, cutting, shaping or construction tasks. I can measure something five times and still manage to cut it incorrectly. I knew immediately that I was going to need some serious help to get this car put together. I've got plenty of friends who are engineers/fabricators would be willing to help out. I've got access to computer controlled lathes, mills and exotic materials like titanium and aluminum. Heck, I'm sure I could track down a physicist around here who could come up with a nice design for this car to win some races...

Then I thought that it would have really been nice if my dad would have included me in on building my car when I was younger. I knew that I needed to build as much of this car as I can, without help and to include my son as much as possible.

I did a little research on the internet and came across this book. My wife ended up finding it (along with others) at the local library. I started reading. I really like how the author has taken the time to provide the reader with templates, pictures, diagrams, tool lists etc. He even has a few sections on tips & tricks and reminds the reader at every opportunity that this is the cub scout's car and he should be included.

In the book, there are three major designs where the author gives detailed instructions on how to build the car from start to finish. In the rear of the book he has a few templates and design ideas that aren't useful to a casual builder. The tool lists are somewhat inaccurate but they are a good starting point. I recommend you review the build process along with the tool list to ensure you have everything you need.

I was a little disappointed by the author's lack of information on the speed of the car designs. I would have expected he posted which car designs were the fastest...he did not.

At this point, I'm nowhere near finished with the car that my son chose for us to build. We're building a stock car because it looks cool (the design is AWESOME). I had to bring the main block into work to get it drilled on the drill press...tonight we'll glue it all together and tomorrow I will cut it out here on the band saw....yep, you're going to need some of the more exotic tools if you want to build a cool car. A dremel is a MUST for any of the designs in this book. I could not imagine cutting some of these templates out using a handsaw.

All in all, it's a really decent book for someone like me. I just wish he had more designs in the book or more complete templates because some of his ideas are very, very cool. Wish me luck, I'm heading home to do some work on the car!

Agree with the other reviewer, this wolf cubscout book is 48 years out of date and has absolutely no value to me or my 7 year old cubscout. seller should state whether the book is current of not.

The book was not the newest edition. It was several years old. It is completely different than the new requirements. So, it was completely useless to me.