This book was written because readers of the Rick Brant science adventures asked for it. Many fans of Rick's adventures have asked the author for details of how Rick and Scotty performed some of their experiments, or how they made a sling, or how to use a code, or how to skin-dive safely.

     As in the Rick Brant stories the projects described here involve both science and adventure. In addition to strictly scientific demonstrations there are chapters on archery, skin-diving, codes, tricks and games, and other projects that have proved popular with boys.

     None of the projects in this book require either expert help or special equipment. Cost of materials has been kept low. Any boy with a paper route or some other source of small income could do them all. Boys with no income at all can do most of them.

     Every project is fully illustrated with step-by-step pictures and diagrams. To insure the accuracy and usefulness of the pictures, the author actually made the things described and the artist prepared his pictures from the devices, themselves.

     A famous scientist once said that the only people who have the privilege of doing what they want to do most and getting paid for it are baseball players and physicists. Of course, there are other jobs of which that might be said, but his point is important. Science may be the most serious activity of our modern world, but it is also fun –– a lot of fun. This book will show you some of the excitement and pleasure in science.