The Lost Book of Adventure - Annotated by Unknown Adventurer (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A facsimile edition of the tattered notebooks of the Unknown Adventurer, this love letter to the wild details everything readers need to know about how to live and thrive in nature, from the principles of treehouse building to wilderness first aid. Full color.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A facsimile edition of the tattered notebooks of the Unknown Adventurer, this love letter to the wild details everything you need to know about how to live and thrive in nature, from the principles of treehouse building to wilderness first aid. <br> </b> <br><i>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.</i> <p/> So reads an excerpt from the weatherworn letter discovered by nature enthusiast Teddy Keen on a recent trip to the Amazon, along with sketchbooks filled with <b>details of extraordinary adventures and escapades</b>, <b>expedition advice</b>, and <b>survival methods</b>, <b>annotated with captivating colored-pencil drawings</b>. It is thought that the sketchbooks were created for two young relatives of the author. Drawing on Teddy's knowledge of the outdoors, the pages of the sketchbooks have been carefully transcribed for young readers, as they were originally intended. <p/> You'll be transported by <b>riveting adventure tales from around the globe</b>, 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 <b>told in lyrical prose and illustrations that wonder at the mysterious beauty of the wild</b>. <p/> Having inspired the adventurous spirit in you, the Unknown Adventurer encourages you to set out on your own adventure with information on <b>wild camping</b>, <b>rafting</b>, <b>exploration</b>, and <b>shelters and dens</b>, plus tips on <b>first aid</b> and <b>tying knots</b>. Expert instructions on wilderness basics, like <b>building a fire</b>, <b>what to do if you get lost</b>, and <b>how to build various types of shelters</b> 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. <p/> Find your way back to your primal self with the <b>immersive text</b> and <b>glorious color artwork</b> of this one-of-a-kind adventure book. <p/><i>REMEMBER: be good, be adventurous...and look after your parents.</i><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><b>'This just might be the ultimate book of adventuring we've ever come across"</b>--<b>Michelle Sterling</b>, <i><b>Avery and Augustine</b></i><br><br><b>"Contemporary kids will find useful information for building outdoor skills alone and with others"</b>--<i><b>Publishers Weekly</b></i><br><br><b>"The illustrations, which appear to be colored pencil or oil pastels, are lovely, and the book covers a huge number of topics pertaining to camping and traveling."</b>--<b>Jonathan Liu</b>, <i><b>Geek Dad</b></i><br><br><b>"With its old-fashioned appearance and modern-day advice, this book will appeal to those students who are interested in more adventurous outdoor activities"</b>--<i><b>School Library Connection</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Editor <b>Teddy Keen</b> is an adventurer and art director, based in London. <br> </p><p>The Unknown Adventurer is still believed to be at large in the wild. <br> </p>
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