Survivor Kid: A Practical Guide to Wilderness Survival

Between the practical advice and the description of basic survival skills this book is top drawer. It basically distills essential survival skills with a style and approach that will be clear to kid readers. The basic advice about what to do when lost, how to assess your situation, and how to decide what you need and how to get it is invaluable. Instructions about shelter, water, and the like are basic but sufficient. This is a great book to take along camping. You can practice and develop the survival skills that are described, and make a game or activity of erecting shelters, building a solar still, and so on. Being competent at bushcraft is worthy on its own and builds confidence and resourcefulness. I know this sounds odd, but practicing being lost is great fun, and even better if you're just practicing. Some outdoors and survival books look good but aren't necessarily very practical, (good luck with that rabbit trap). This book sticks to basics for kids and lays out a solid grounding for survival. A happy find.

My boys have loved this book. So much great information. It covers everything from injuries and how to treat them in an emergency situation to how to start a fire or build a shelter. Great fun and we are looking forward to doing more items from it as the weather warms up.

If your into survival, this is the book for you very detailed and informative step by step instructions on how to tie knots, how to read and orientate a compass and map and how to use a GPS, detailed ideas on shelters, what plants and animals are safe and edible and not safe to eat. I highly recommend this book!!!

Good beginner book but doesn’t get into the nitty gritty for little outdoor adventurers.

It's easy to read and we'll designed. Good quality for such a good price. It has a soft cover and is full of facts about camping and animals you might encounter out in the wild. Perfect for kids just learning how to camp and discover new things in the wild.

I ordered this for my 10-year-old son. He has to read a non-fiction book for a book report and chose this one. I have flipped through it several times, and read sections. My son found this book very interesting. I think it is very good too. It has a lot of information on surviving in the wilderness alone, such as finding food, poisonous/dangerous animals/insects/etc, building a shelter, and more. My son is a Boy Scout and loves this kind of outdoor stuff, so if you have an outdoor-oriented child, (s)he will probably like this book too. If your child isn't the outdoor type, this is still an excellent book containing important information.

I am learning so much from this book! It's well organized, well formatted, and lovely to read. I'm using it to teach my students about informative text. Being city kids, the topic of wilderness survival is completely unfamiliar to them. I wanted a brand new subject they'd never seen before, and this was a perfect fit. My reluctant readers are enjoying it immensely. It's been a great way to teach about informative text without being boring. AND. Now I know how to survive a mountain lion attack.

My daughter has this book. I read it and was impressed, so I purchased a copy for myself!

Bought for my 10 year old, who wants to be an adventurer. He loves this book and is enjoying the different facts. He’s used it to pack his survival backpack ready for his next adventure . Recommend for any other intrepid explorers.

Thank you.....

Un kit de lectura para los amantes de la súpervivencia.

This was a gift for each of my grandsons (9 and 6) - they loved it!

Great book. My nine year old grandson loved it.