Author: Jo Schofield & Fiona Danks
Publisher: PERSEUS / RUNNING PRESS, May 2009
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 0-7112-2939-2
Synopsis
Young people these days are often homebound, entertaining themselves with the Internet, television, & video games, but completely disconnected from the reality of the great outdoors. Describes a range of wild & fun adventures for families to share. Life-saving skills give confidence, independence, & a sense of environmental awareness. 200 Color photos; 8x10 inches, 160 pgs.
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Young people these days are often homebound, entertaining themselves with the Internet, television, video games, & text messages, but completely disconnected from the reality of the great outdoors. Many have never experienced simple pleasures such as telling stories around a warm campfire, camping outdoors, or whittling a stick. Go Wild! is the perfect book for families with children ages 10 to 14 wanting to get in touch with the natural world. The authors describe a range of wild & fun adventures for families to share. Readers learn potentially life-saving skills that give them confidence, independence, & a sense of environmental awareness.
Topics include: building shelter, building a fire, foraging for food, cooking outdoors, tools & weapons, bushcraft skills, water & keeping clean, & safety. From making a catapult to catching crayfish, creating fire without matches to constructing a tepee, Go Wild! is all about thrilling activities, amazing discoveries, & young people having the time of their lives in the great outdoors.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
JO SCHOFIELD has many years' experience as a commercial photographer working for national magazines.
FIONA DANKS works in environmental education, leading groups on field trips and running countryside play schemes. Both live in the U.K.
