Survival Handbook - An Essential Companion to the Great Outdoors. Includes reflective stickers, a foldable cup, and string binding
Verlag | Quarto Publishing Group |
Alter | 7 - 9 Jahre |
Auflage | 2019 |
Seiten | 140 |
Format | 16,6 x 20,3 x 1,1 cm |
Gewicht | 324 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 0760364354 |
EAN | 9780760364352 |
Bestell-Nr | 76036435EA |
Taking the Survival Handbook with you on your next outdoor adventure may save your life! All the essential emergency survival skills are covered in this critical guide.
Klappentext:
Wherever adventure takes you, take this book! This illustrated guide for young adventurers includes crucial tips on exactly what you need to know to survive even the most unexpected circumstances-plus reflective stickers, a foldable cup, a reflective sheet, and even a removable string binding to help you survive in the wild!
Survival Handbook: An Essential Companion to the Great Outdoorsshows you how to:
Pack and dress for survival Tie various types of knots Build and find shelter in different environments Build and put out a fire safely Locate and purify water Forage for food and avoid poisonous plants Avoid deadly animals Protect yourself from bad weather Treat a range of injuries Find your way back home safely
Whether you're lost, hungry, burned, or buried, knowing essential emergency survival skills could literally mean the difference between life and death. Don't go into the wild without this book!
Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Introduction
Survival Basics
What to Pack
More to Pack
How to Pack
What to Wear
Survival Tools
Know Your Knots
Shelters: From Camps to Caves
Choosing a Campsite
Types of Tents
Pitching a Tarp
Shelters 101: Lean-To
Shelters 101: Debris Hut
Natural Shelters
Extreme Shelters: Cold Edition
Extreme Shelters: Hot Edition
Fire Facts
Fire Safety
Gathering Firewood
Building a Fire
Other Common Campfires
Lighting a Fire
Extinguishing a Fire
What About Water?
Finding Water
Purification
Alternative Water Sources
Solar Still
Plant Life: Eat and Avoid
Edible Plants
Poisonous Plants
Leaves of Three, Beware of Me
Nature's Medicine
Animal Encounters
Critter-Free Campsites
Furry and Ferocious
Bear Necessities
Sinister Serpents
When Snakes Strike!
Risky Reptiles
Insect Intrigue
Attack of the Ants
Sting Operations
Web Warriors
Appalling Arachnids: Ticks
Infectious Insects: Mosquitoes
Bug Buffet!
Wild Weather
Forest Fire
Flooding
Blizzards
Avalanches
Lost and Found
Navigation Tools
Celestial Signposts
Follow the Stars
Time to S.T.O.P.
Sending Signals
Smoke Signals
Emergency!
First Aid Kit
Treating Burns
Heatstroke
Hypothermia
Broken Limbs
Drowning
Performing CPR
Conclusion