Born to Explore

Aspiring explorers will find more than a hundred hands-on projects in this guide from explorer Richard Wiese. Its activities combine science and nature with practical outdoor know-how, and they encourage young readers to step off the familiar path and learn to interpret the wild world around them.

The book makes the case that adventure is not limited to distant jungles or the deep sea. Everyday surroundings offer just as much to discover. Readers learn to find their way by the stars, estimate the time without a watch, light a fire without matches, build a snow igloo, and construct a canoe of their own. Throughout, the emphasis is on being ready to meet whatever challenge comes next.