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 > A clarion call to the child explorer [...] a spectacular immersion in the life of the wild.' - The Guardian Book of the Week

The Lost Book of Adventure: From the Notebooks of the Unknown

Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shownFirstly I just have to state that I received this book in exchange for an honest review (thank you Frances Lincoln! ). If you are reading this, it means my notebooks have been found. I am leaving them here at camp for safekeeping along with a few other belongings that I won’t be taking with me. The notebooks are a lifetime’s worth of knowledge, which I’m passing on the you. So, a little bit about me: I am an urban dweller and perhaps not the most adventurous. However, I would love to have been the (unknown) author of this absolutely gorgeous book. She appears to have been fearless, resourceful, interested in all the world has to offer and yes, a good writer and a marvelous illustrator. This is the loveliest, and most useful, adventure book I have seen in a long time.' -- Alastair Humphreys Featuring tales of peril and danger weaved with practical tips, children can discover how to camp in the wild, create their own rafts, make different types of shelters with what the environment provides, first aid and essential supplies in an explorer’s kit.

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Quando ero bambina mica li trovavo dei libri così belli, così riccamente illustrati e interessanti come questo. Adesso la divulgazione scientifica per ragazzi è diventata accattivante, ha un’impaginazione fantasiosa, è una gioia per gli occhi oltre a dare informazioni utili. The sketchbooks are attributed to an “Unknown Adventurer” who appears to have created a guide to adventuring for two young relatives, hoping to inspire them to explore hidden places around the globe. Restored and pieced together, the mysterious Unknown Adventurer’s notebooks are now available for everyone to share.

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This book makes me yearn for days full of hiking and exploring, warm nights under the stars, and above all, campfires. Editor Teddy Keen is an adventurer and art director, based in London. The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild. 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 For sure, this is a book designed to equip you for adventure into any environment and any climate. It contains the most comprehensive guidance, in the form of lists, instructions, diagrams, facts, knowledge, techniques, advice, remedies and warnings. Yet, it is so much more than just a handbook. It is also a beautifully illustrated story, narrating a life time of adventure, which draws on thoughtful reflections, poetically written. On describing the Northern Lights, 'it was as if a celestial chorus had put on a show for an audience of one'.

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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. An inspiring introduction to 20 adventurers and explorers from the last 700 years.This book will encourage readers to live more adventurously, think a little more boldly and go a little further themselves. This is such an amazing, gorgeous book. It's exactly like opening up an adventurer's notebook: seeing all their beautiful watercolor sketches and handwritten details of their adventures, with little notes and reminders written just for you. It's filled with facts about nature and wildlife, about camping in all kinds of environments, about necessary skills and safety when out on an adventure. It's filled with illustrations to study, words to devour, information to absorb. It's absolutely incredible. Where... where do I begin with this... I am speechless. I closed the book and felt like I was still lost inside it. And that is an instant *favorite* for me.The Guardian -- ' A clarion call to the child explorer [...] a spectacular immersion in the life of the wild. ' The subject of the book isn’t something I’d typically choose to read about but I was drawn in by the visuals. The illustrations are wonderfully atmospheric and full of character. Definitely worth a look if you appreciate or study illustration. The book is broken down into stories of the author’s adventures and interlaced with practical tips and instructions (build your own shelters; understand stargazing; how to navigate printed maps) and much more. 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

Shelters, Dens, and Tree Houses (Night Among the Nomads, Shelters in the Sahara and Planning a Nighttime Forest Shelter) 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.' - Sunday Times Very oriented to boy scouts, adventure and survival tips.. from how to build a tent or shelter to how to treat animal bites..Se volete fare un regalo a vostro figlio a cui piace la natura o inventare storie avventurose, questo è il libro perfetto! 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 opinion