Do Your Best

Written by Bear Grylls OBE, Chief Ambassador of World Scouting, this practical guide is meant for anyone who has been a Scout, is one now, or hopes to become one. It collects the know-how Scouts rely on to tackle whatever comes their way, with the aim of helping readers face life directly and make a difference in the world. Its scope is wide, covering how to pitch a tent, lead a team, keep fit, tie knots, memorise facts, and recognise trees, stars and birds.

Survival skills run through the book. Readers learn how to put up a shelter in the wild and how to bury breakfast in the ground so it stays hot until morning. Chapters address first aid, protecting the planet, staying organised, being an adventurer, cooking at camp, living freely, forecasting the weather and working as part of a team, and the book goes well beyond these topics.

The tone is encouraging throughout. The book urges readers to step up, speak up, build their skills and dream big. It draws a line back to Robert Baden-Powell's 1908 Scouting for Boys, the founding text of the global Scouting movement, and presents itself as one handbook for Scouts of every age. The pages are richly illustrated.