Outdoor Adventure Handbook [Hardcover]

Hugh McManners (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 4, 1996 | Age Level: 8 and up

This activity book contains outdoor projects for children of eight years and upwards. Step-by-step photographs and clear instructions guide children through tried and tested projects, showing them how to build a shelter or den, make a simple compass, and construct a rainfall gauge. The book also teaches simple outdoor skills, such as using a map, tying knots, and cooking a simple campfire meal. Tips and hints on how to track and spot animals, observe plants and trees, and understand the weather should encourage children to enjoy the outdoors with confidence and enthusiasm. The easy-to-carry format means that the book can be used at home, in the garden, or in the wild.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Intrepid or not, outdoorsy types will appreciate the safety tips and skills offered up in The Outdoor Adventure Handbook by Hugh McManners. Including pointers on how to tie knots, read a map and compass, give first aid, sterilize water, choose a campsite and make a fire, and illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs, it's a must-read for novice campers. )
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

Grade 3-6?Every inch of this attractive book is crammed with useful information and full-color photos. Children are offered instruction for a variety of outdoor activities such as camping, hiking, cooking, and basic first aid. How-to projects include making a simple compass and map, choosing a campsite and setting up a tent, and making a fire, all detailed on double-page spreads. Common-sense cautions and suggestions for adult guidance accompany many activities. Throughout the presentation, children are encouraged to explore and enjoy outdoor fun. The small print may deter some readers, but for those who are eager to learn about the intricacies of camping in the backyard or in the wilderness, this guide is an ideal place to start.?Eva Elisabeth Von Ancken, Trinity Pawling School, NY
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Hardcover: 64 pages
• Publisher: DK CHILDREN (April 4, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789410354
• ISBN-13: 978-0789410351
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 5.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,788,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Oxford, raised in Australia, trained by the British Army, educated at Oxford University, after a 17 year military career, now writing books and living in central London.

I really liked Australia, and at the age of 13, it was a nightmare coming back to grey, dismal UK, where handicapped by my Ozzie accent, I had to learn Latin from scratch in a class that was already reading Horace (or something that was a great mystery to me).

But after then attending one of the UK's first comprehensive schools - as a guinea pig in the great 'Leicestershire Plan', there was no choice but to join the Army.

The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst was a severe culture shock. But after a couple of very happy years in a commando unit, three years at Oxford University reading geography and doing boxing (note the verbs) were both antidote and stimulus to further military adventures.

The apogee of my military career was the Falklands War. I then declined gently into Staff College Camberley, MoD staff appointments and a rather jolly final few years commanding an artillery gun battery in Northern Ireland, Thorney Island, and beside a lake with ducks in northern Germany.

Since then, I've produced television documentaries, spent five interesting years ad the Sunday Time's defence correspondent, whilst writing the sort of books Amazon so efficiently sells under my name on this site.

I live in central London, and have two astonishingly musical sons - one now in the Army on the brink of becoming a cavalry officer.

More information, blogs and various guides to the Army, survival and other related subjects maybe found at www.hughmcmanners.com