Are you ready to be a Wocoteen?
Yet another nonfiction book for teens by Bangalore based children's author Roopa Pai! The framework of Ready 99 is based on Scouting for Boys written by Lord Baden –Powell , founder of the Boy Scout movement. While Lord Baden- Powell’s book is a collection of 28 Campfire yarns meant to serve the children of 20th century, Roopa’s creation is a tailor made,modern version with 99 skills and challenges for the distraction prone, time crunched, self absorbed digital children of today. Divided into six categories, the completion of every category is rewarded with a merit badge . The book shows no gender bias. Activities like cooking and flower decoration are included with activities needing wrench, pliers’ and hammer. Ready 99 has arrived at the right time. From the importance of equ...