FIRST EDITION (Cover A, 1930-1935)

Edition Notes: Cover art by Andy Janson. The first and last to be titled “The Boy’s Cubbook.” 128 pages, 4 1/2” x 7”. Illustrations were ink drawings by Andy Janson.

Historical Notes: The long-awaited BSA Boy’s Cubbook was not just another adaptation of the British Wolf-Cub’s Handbook.  Akela, Baloo, and Mowgli from Kipling’s “Jungle Book” were transferred to North America, with Native American references replacing the original Indian flavor.  The tests and award schemes were completely rewritten.

Quote:  In a swiftly moving world, where mountains are tunneled, rivers bridged, and lightning is harnessed--where we read in the morning papers what was done at the South Pole yesterday--where music and speech circle the globe “on the air”...in such a world of action Cubs are to live. To do their part, they need to KNOW, and to DO, and to BE.