Topic
Every Scout's first book. Scouters reviewed each new edition of the handbook, compared it with the ones they grew up with and shared how their Scouts used it.
62 posts · 2008–2020
5 posts
The ninth edition of the Boy Scout Handbook was the one I used as a scout. It holds a special place in my heart because of that. I've read that is one of the better versions, written by "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt.
In the New York Times Sunday Book Review, an author and Eagle Scout calls the fourth edition of the "Handbook for Boys" a classic of literature.
Get a sneak peek at the new Cub Scout handbooks and leader guides with these samplers.
Next year, your Cub Scout pack will grow in size by one cool kid. Ethan, the newest member of the Cub Scout team, will be a part of each adventure in your boys' new Cub Scout handbooks. He'll always be a year older and one rank ahead of your Cub Scout readers, meaning he'll speak…
The saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" could be used to describe some tweaks coming to the Boy Scouts program in 2016. The merit badge program has been getting stronger with the release of each new merit badge , and the trail to Eagle Scout continues to produce terrific young men.
