Table of Contents
Introduction viii
1 How to Jump Really High 1
2 How to Throw a Pool Party 10
3 How to Dig a Hole 27
4 How to Play the Piano 34
How to Listen to Music 44
5 How to Make an Emergency Landing 45
6 How to Cross a River 61
7 How to Move 77
8 How to Keep Your House from Moving 94
How to Chase a Tornado 100
9 How to Build a Lava Moat 101
10 How to Throw Things 109
11 How to Play Football 117
12 How to Predict the Weather 127
How to Go Places 136
13 How to Play Tag 137
14 How to Ski 145
15 How to Mail a Package 157
16 How to Power Your House (on Earth) 168
17 How to Power Your House (on Mars) 181
18 How to Make Friends 189
How to Blow out Birthday Candies 194
How to Walk a Dog 194
19 How to Send a File 195
20 How to Charge Your Phone 201
21 How to Take a Selfie 210
22 How to Catch a Drone 223
23 How to Tell If You're a Nineties Kid 230
24 How to Win an Election 240
25 How to Decorate a Tree 248
How to Build a Highway 259
26 How to Get Somewhere Fast 260
27 How to Be On Time 272
28 How to Dispose of This Book 281
Acknowledgements 291
References 292
Index 300
How to Change a Light Bulb 308