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Hewitt, Ben, 1971- author.

The young adventurer's guide to (almost) everything : build a fort, camp like a champ, poop in the woods--45 action-packed outdoor activities / Ben and Penny Hewitt ; illustrations by Luke Boushee.

First edition.

Boulder : Roost Books, 2019.

xx, 187 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

"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.

Choosing a knife and safe handling -- How to outrun a bear -- Forecast the weather without a forecast -- Tap a maple tree -- Find a wild snack -- 10 things to do with tree pitch -- Using bird language to track in real time -- Wanna bite? -- How to see animals before they see you -- Find your way home -- How to navigate by the stars -- Make fire from sticks -- Explore in winter (and love it!) -- How to poop in the woods -- The 6 (and a half) most useful knots you'll ever tie -- Food storage at the campsite -- 34 uses for a bandana -- Bread on a stick -- Campfire cooking without pots -- First aid for field and forest -- Make your own fruit leather -- Find the best place to pitch your tent -- How to build the perfect cooking fire -- Ten essentials -- Make a Dakota fire hole -- Make a tarp into a tent -- String up a chicken -- Brush your teeth with a stick -- Store stuff in it -- Hunt with it -- Sleep in it -- Keep your knife in it -- Protect yourself from the sun with it -- Collect water in it -- Tie things up with it -- Cross a river on it -- Wear it on your head -- Split willow deer -- Make a whistle from a stick -- Create a one-in-kind journal -- Yo, make a yo-yo! -- Turn sticks into a Viking game -- Make a birch bark ring -- Beads from twigs -- Turn an acorn cap into a whistle -- Turn turkey feathers into a kite.

Age 8-12

Outdoor recreation for children -- Juvenile literature.

Nature study -- Activity programs -- Juvenile literature.

Outdoor recreation -- Juvenile literature.

Hewitt, Penny, author.

Boushee, Luke, illustrator.

9781611805949 (hardcover)

1611805945 (hardcover)