The Lost Book of Adventure: from the notebooks of the Unknown Adventurer

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Having inspired the adventurous spirit in you, the Unknown Adventurer encourages you to set out on your own adventure with information on wild camping , rafting , exploration , and shelters and dens , plus tips on first aid and tying knots . Expert instructions on wilderness basics, like building a fire , what to do if you get lost , and how to build various types of shelters are accompanied by more specific skills culled from many years of experience, like baking campfire bread, creating a toothbrush from a twig, making a suture from soldier ants, and even how to pan for gold.

THE LOST BOOK OF ADVENTURE – REVIEW – The AOI THE LOST BOOK OF ADVENTURE – REVIEW – The AOI

An informative book about preparing and for and undertaking your own adventures (under adult supervision). Beautifully illustrated and with great ideas this would be a great book for anyone into scouting and adventurous activities aged around 10+ Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the opportunity to read this book in return for a review based on my honest opinionWant-to-be explorers will be drawn to this handbook of all kinds of outdoors survival advice. Truly excellent water color drawings of everywhere outdoors from the Arctic to the tropics. Numerous sketches. Captions are in very small print. There was so much to include. You’ll be transported by riveting adventure tales from around the globe , like being dragged off by a hyena in Botswana, surviving a Saharan dust storm, being woken by an intrepid emperor penguin in Antarctica, and coming face-to-face with a venomous bushmaster (one of the most dangerous snakes on the planet)—all told in lyrical prose and illustrations that wonder at the mysterious beauty of the wild . Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home > You'll be transported by riveting adventure tales from around the globe, like being dragged off by a hyena in Botswana, surviving a Saharan dust storm, being woken by an intrepid emperor penguin in Antarctica, and coming face-to-face with a venomous bushmaster (one of the most dangerous snakes on the planet)-all told in lyrical prose and illustrations that wonder at the mysterious beauty of the wild.

Journey to the Last River : Adventurer, Unknown, Keen, Teddy Journey to the Last River : Adventurer, Unknown, Keen, Teddy

Great book! If I still taught fourth grade, I'd buy a copy for my classroom, It's a bit too advanced for the age level I'm currently working with. For anyone who cares about getting themselves and their children out in the wild, read this and understand what it means to live with your senses alive. This has the power to kindle the fire of adventure in a whole generation.' -- Ed Vere An anthology to inspire and help children understand how far self-belief and guts took adventurers from the past - and to wonder how far these qualities could take them too. Includes stunning illustrations.Skilful drawings show deserts, rapids, canals, forests, mountains, jungles, islands, oceans and the equipment for surviving in them, with tips on how to construct shelters or rafts, or improvise an oar. The breathtaking landscapes offer a sense of the grandeur of the natural world. And would-be explorers might enjoy the anecdotes about being dragged by the leg by a hyena, or eating maggots from a pig's carcass.' -- The Sunday Times * Book of the Week *