50 Adventures to Have before You Turn 14

by Pierdomenico Baccalario, Tommaso Percivale, Antongionata Ferrari (Illustrator), Sara Hauber (Translator)

Overview

It's never too early to start a bucket list! 50 Adventures to Have before You Turn 14 is a journal filled with prompts for different activities for kids and teens looking to unplug, embark on an exciting adventure, and explore new hobbies!

Full of 50 quests and adventures, this book is perfect for kids looking to explore, create, discover, and even get a little dirty. In addition to the prompts, the book also allows the reader to record the results of the project, scoring their courage, interest, attention, achievement, and fun for every activity. PLUS—each adventure comes with recommended reading that ties back to the adventure!

50 Adventures to Have before You Turn 14 includes activities like:

Flying a Kite

Making a Time Capsule:

Writing a Story

Studying the Stars

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492671558
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	05/07/2019
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	1,108,741
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Pierdomenico Baccalario was born in a little town in Piedmont, Italy. He currently lives in Milan.

Editorial Reviews

2019-02-13

Originally published in Italy, this DIY adventure book features 50 activities, one per chapter, as a sort of bucket list of challenges for a pre-14-year-old.

Each chapter introduces a new adventure and accompanying instructions. The adventures don't seem to be in any particular order, and many of the activities presented are to be had outdoors. Each chapter ends with a "Mission Accomplished" template that is to be completed with details summarizing the adventure. Many activities presented are dubious or even exclusionary, starting with the adventure that instructs kids to sleep in a scary place that must be "really special and dangerous," like "a nearby forest." Adventure No. 20 suggests photographing three wild animals (a deer, a bear, and a fox pose in Ferrari's illustration), while another, searching for mushrooms, mentions that many are edible but not that any are lethal. There are even instructions on stalking a fellow human, illustrated by a picture of a girl who is being followed by a hidden stalker. Still, many activities are kid-friendly, and the book can act as a handy anti-boredom tool. Although the book is definitely geared toward young people who have ready access to substantial swaths of outdoors, some, such as baking bread or writing a story or letter, should be accessible to most children.

With careful guidance, a potentially useful resource. (Nonfiction. 10-13)

Kirkus Reviews