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‘How I Came To Know Fish’ is Ota Pavel’s magical memoir of his childhood in Czechoslovakia. Fishing with his father and his Uncle Prosek – the two finest fisherman in the world – he takes a peaceful pleasure from the rivers and ponds of his country.
Brew up your own wild concoctions to enjoy through the seasons. This book celebrates year-round foraging and feasting. Soothing winter warmers and delicate botanical teas join energy-boosting tonics and zingy summer coolers. Liz Knight’s expertise and enthusiasm – familiar to viewers of numerous BBC TV shows including ‘Saturday Live’ and ‘Escape to the Farm’ – are truly infectious, and her readers will soon be happily gathering their own wild harvest.
What more could you ask for, than a book stuffed like an overfilled rucksack with tips and tricks from one of the world’s most celebrated adventurers from pitching a tent, leading a team, how to keep fit, tie knots, memorise facts, identify trees, stars and birds, as well as learning real survival skills like putting up a tent in the wild and stashing your breakfast in ground to keep it hot for the next morning? This is the book for anyone who is a Scout, was a Scout, or wants to be a Scout. ‘Do Your Best’ is the handbook for every Scout, young and old. It’s a warm-hearted book in which you’ll learn all the skills the scouts use to do their best in everything they do and set themselves up to face life head-on and make a real difference in the world.
‘Trees are keen to tell us so much. They’ll tell us about the land, the water, the people, the animals, the weather and time. And they will tell us about their lives, the good bits and bad. Trees tell a story but only to those who know how to read it.’
Learn how to tie the best knots for outdoor adventures with Know Your Knots, a handy knot-tying deck of cards containing two 60cm lengths of rope.
Find edible wild plants in this seasonal foraging guide for beginners
What more could you ask for, than a book stuffed like an overfilled rucksack with tips and tricks from one of the world’s most celebrated adventurers from pitching a tent, leading a team, how to keep fit, tie knots, memorise facts, identify trees, stars and birds, as well as learning real survival skills like putting up a tent in the wild and stashing your breakfast in ground to keep it hot for the next morning? This is the book for anyone who is a Scout, was a Scout, or wants to be a Scout. ‘Do Your Best’ is the handbook for every Scout, young and old. It’s a warm-hearted book in which you’ll learn all the skills the scouts use to do their best in everything they do and set themselves up to face life head-on and make a real difference in the world.
How do you construct a camp? Build a fire? Administer first aid? How do you survive out in the wilderness? Fend off a shark? What about economic collapse? Or extreme weather? Or urban warfare? In ‘How to Survive (Almost) Anything’, ex-special forces soldier Ollie Ollerton passes on all his skills and knowledge built from a career in the armed forces across many different terrains. Meticulously, he shows you how to prepare your instincts, ready your mentality and hone your skills so that you will have the tools and the know-how to survive – whatever comes next!
Each tree we meet is filled with signs that reveal secrets about the life of that tree and the landscape we stand in. The clues are easy to spot when you know what to look for, but remain invisible to most people. In ‘How to Read a Tree’, you’ll discover the simple principles that explain the shapes and patterns you can see in trees and what they mean. And you’ll learn rare skills that can be applied every time you pass a tree, whether you are in a town or a wilder spot.
The weather changes as we walk around a tree or turn down a street. There is a secret world of weather – one that we all live in, but very few see. Each day we pass dozens of small weather signs that reveal what the weather is doing all around us – and what is about to happen. The clues are easy to spot when you know how, but remain invisible to most people. In ‘The Secret World of Weather’ you’ll discover the simple rules that explain the weather signs. And you’ll learn rare skills that enhance every minute you spend outdoors, whether you are in a town, on a beach or in a wilder spot.
A collection of 15 of the most highly prized traits shared by those who have scaled mountains and traversed tundras, proposing how these could be applied to your own life. These are compelling accounts of the life and times of celebrated explorers.
From the talented brother-sister duo of Stephen and Anita Mangan comes this exciting fully illustrated adventure.
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