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Bushcraft for kids

Nature loving kids will be setting up camp in the backyard in no time with these exciting books on bushcraft and wilderness skills.

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The survival skills handbook. Volume 1

Bear Grylls

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Wilderness expert Bear Grylls gives step-by-step instructions on how to camp in the wild, how to spot and avoid dangers, how to find your way in any environment, plus master some amazing knots!

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Go wild!

Fiona Danks

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Great ideas for outdoors projects for families with tamariki aged ten to fourteen. Includes instructions for camping skills ranging from building a fire and constructing a shelter to foraging for food and cooking outdoors.

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Survival for beginners

Colin Towell

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This book covers all the essential skills. Learn how to forage for food, purify water, and cook fish. Learn how to use a map and compass, or the Sun and stars as your guide. Start packing your rucksack for an outdoor adventure!

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Survival camp

Bear Grylls

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Bear Grylls will teach you everything you need to know to venture through all of Earth's terrain, as well as through the air, over the seas, and under the waves in Bear Grylls Survival Camp.

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Ultimate mapping guide for kids

Justin Miles

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An easy-to-follow practical guide to mapping and navigation. Learn how to understand map symbols and legend, navigate without a compass, create your own maps, plan an expedition, and use mapping skills on a geocaching adventure.

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Survival skills

Simon Ellar

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This book of valuable skills and secret tricks for surviving in the wilderness covers knot tying, preparing and lighting a fire, tracking animals, and collecting water.

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From weta to kauri

Janet Hunt

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Who knows who you'll see in the bush! Kererū? Weka? Tuatara? An excellent guidebook to put in your backpack when tramping as it provides a comprehensive description of over 300 species of insects, birds and plants to be seen in our forests.

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The book of camp-lore & woodcraft

Daniel Carter Beard

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Every Boy Scout worth his merit badge used to be expected to read this classic 1920 guide on camp-lore and woodcraft written by the founder of the American Scouts. Plenty of timeless skills and a few older ones that may intrigue young readers!

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Firecraft and campfire cooking

Bear Grylls

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After all this tramping and camping, you must be hungry! Get ready to rustle up some delicious campfire food with Bear Grylls. Learn how to start a fire, the best food to take on an expedition, plus some tasty recipes.

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Ultimate survival guide for kids

Rob Colson

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Always be prepared! This survival guide describes what to do in a total of 24 specific emergencies, from animal dangers to natural disasters to survival in extreme terrains.

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