Go Wild!: 101 Things To Do Outdoors Before You Grow Up

by Fiona Danks, Jo Schofield (Photographer)

Young people these days are often homebound, entertaining themselves with the Internet, television, video games, and 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 and fun adventures for families to share. Readers learn potentially life-saving skills that give them confidence, independence, and a sense of environmental awareness. Topics include building shelter, building a fire, foraging for food, cooking outdoors, tools and weapons, bushcraft skills, water and keeping clean, and 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, and young people having the time of their lives in the great outdoors.

Genres: Nature, Nonfiction, Parenting

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Lucy]

Loads of great activities for kids to do outside. Very forest school-y which is no bad thing!

[George Foord]

Interesting book but think you would have to be bear grylls to do most of it

[Eve QRay (Mama QRay)]

Who needs the Scouts when Schofield and Danks can be at your fingertips at your whim? My boys and I have already had a lot of fun test running the Go Wild techniques for outdoor fun and survival. In order to raise our children to become adults with a healthy respect of the natural world, we have to give them the knowledge and skills to explore their limits and take measured risks so that they may come to understand the awesomeness of the earth we tread. In a community where most kids have not been outside the city, this book (and the freedom to explore and experience its contents) is a must have.

[chbyoungreaders Changing Hands Bookstore Kids Team]

Who needs the Scouts when Schofield and Danks can be at your fingertips at your whim? In order to raise our children to become adults with a healthy respect of the natural world, we have to give them the knowledge and skills to explore their limits and take measured risks so that they may come to understand the awesomeness of the earth we tread. In a community where most kids have not been outside the city, this book (and the freedom to explore and experience its contents) is a must have.

[Amanda]

I quite enjoyed this how to book. I'm looking forward to trying some of the suggestions out.