Title:
The young adventurer's guide to (almost) everything : build a fort, camp like a champ, poop in the woods--45 action-packed outdoor activities
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2019
Publication Information:
Boulder : Roost Books, 2019.
Physical Description:
xx, 187 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9781611805949
Abstract:
"Once upon a time, kids learned the most amazing and unusual things. They learned how to shelter and clothe themselves, how to use a knife and hatchet, how build a fire, tie knots, and read a compass. They learned how to spend a comfortable night in the forest without a nylon tent from REI. The Young Adventurer's Guide will teach kids everything from how to walk like a fox and see like an owl to use the stars as their own personal GPS and even how to build the world's coolest fort out of foraged sticks. This handbook for curious kids will empower them to explore the natural world and even the comfort of their own backyard through a whole new set of skills. Featuring 65 different skills in sections that include: Secrets of the Woods, The Best Camping Trip, Make Cool Stuff That's Actually Useful and Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Choosing a knife and safe handling -- How to outrun a bear -- Forecast the weather -- Tap a maple tree -- Find a wild snack -- Ten things to do with tree pitch -- Using bird language to track in real time -- Eat a bug! -- See animals before they see you -- "STOP" to survive a night in the woods -- How to navigate by the stars -- Make a friction fire -- Be a winter explorer! -- Ten essentials for the great outdoors -- Find the best spot to pitch your tent -- How to poop in the woods -- The six (and a half) knots you can't live without -- Protect your grub -- Thirty-three ways to use a bandana -- Build the perfect fire for cooking stuff -- Bread on a stick -- Make a feast without any dishes to wash! -- Outdoor first aid -- Make your own fruit leather -- Make a Dakota fire hole -- Transform a tarp into a tent -- String up a chicken -- Brush your teeth with a stick -- Willow basket -- Shepherd's sling -- Debris-hut fort -- Birch bark knife sheath -- Cattail visor -- Birch bark container -- Cordage -- Log raft -- Felt hat -- Turn willow branches into a deer -- Make a whistle from a stick -- Create a one-in-kind journal -- Yo, make a yo-yo! -- Make a Viking game out of sticks -- Make a birch bark ring -- Create your own beads from twigs -- Turn an acorn cap into a whistle -- Turn turkey feathers into a kite (that actually flies).
Genre:
Language:
English
