Survival skills
By: Simon Ellar
Series: Instant expert; Instant expert
Publisher: A. & C. Black
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781408142424; 9781408142431
Subjects: Survival; Juvenile literature
Description: SPORTS & OUTDOOR RECREATION. Amaze your friends (and annoy your enemies) with your expert knowledge of a massive range of subjects! Instant Expert takes the hottest topics for ages 12+ and turns readers from novices into knowledge-gurus. Jam-packed with information, each book offers practical, hands-on advice from insiders - people who know the subject best. Want to know how to stop your bike's brakes squealing? The best compound wheels to use for ramp skating? Or how to defend yourself if you are attacked? Instant Expert guides will show you how. Illustrated with a combination of high-impact images and step-by-step photos, these books are designed as a resource that readers will be able to return to again and again, as well as being useful for a single hit of knowledge. Exciting YouTube links are also provided on each spread to carefully demonstrate techniques, enabling readers to watch an expert and see how it's done.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Why become a survival skills expert?; title: Clothing for the wilds; title: Kit for the wilds; title: Preparing a fire; title: Now light a fire; title: Bear Grylls survival expert; title: Shelter building for survival; title: Build a debris shelter; title: Water collection and safety; title: Make your own survival tin; title: Tracking wild animals; title: Never get lost; title: Use nature to navigate; title: SOS; title: Survival fishing; title: Get knotted!; title: Leave no trace; title: Survival food; title: Life as a survival expert; title: Survival troubleshooting; title: Technical survival language; title: Survival timeline.