A Girl's Guide to the Wild: Be an Adventure-Seeking Outdoor Explorer!

by Ruby McConnell, Teresa Grasseschi (Illustrator)

Overview

Girls belong outdoors! This handbook covers everything you need to get outside, including ideas for what to do, camping and hiking basics, body stuff in the wilderness, advanced skills like maps, weather, and first aid, as well as recipes, projects, activities, and profiles of inspiring outdoorswomen.

Your definitive guide to getting outside--for girls ages 9-12! In addition to basic outdoor skills, this entertaining guidebook includes easy camping recipes, outdoor projects including science experiments and crafts, fun activity suggestions, and inspiring stories of diverse historical and contemporary outdoorswomen (such as Arunima Sinha, the first amputee woman to summit Mount Everest; Juliette Gordon Low, founder of the Girl Scouts; and Libby Riddles, first woman to win the Iditarod). The goal is to improve the quality of girls' outdoor time by increasing participation and independence, making them feel comfortable and safe, and giving them essential skills and knowledge. Charming and approachable, this book will encourage both reluctant campers and budding naturalists to go wild and embrace the outdoors.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632171726
Publisher:	Blue Star Press
Publication date:	05/21/2019
Series:	Her Guide to the Wild
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	65 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

RUBY MCCONNELL is the author of A Woman's Guide to the Wild; she's also a geologist, environmental advocate, and dancer. Her work has appeared in Grain Magazine, Misadventures Magazine, Oregon Quarterly, Seattle Backpackers Magazine, Bird Watcher's Digest, and Fungi Magazine, among others.

TERESA GRASSESCHI is an illustrator, painter, and lifelong glasses wearer who spends her days making pictures for books, brands, and galleries. Her work has been featured in publications such as Stereogum, Rolling Stone, and the Wall Street Journal. This is her first book for children. She lives in Seattle, Washington. Follow her on Instagram @TeresaGrasseschi.

Table of Contents

Why Go Outside? ix

Part 1 So, You Want To Go Outside 1

Chapter 1 Places Near and Far 3

Chapter 2 Groups, Troops, and Sisterhoods 21

Chapter 3 Outdoor Pursuits 43

Part 2 The Basics 63

Chapter 4 What to Bring 65

Chapter 5 Making Your Home Away from Home 83

Chapter 6 Good Grub 107

Chapter 7 Girl Stuff 139

Part 3 Advanced Skills 157

Chapter 8 Maps and Weather 159

Chapter 9 Surprises and Mishaps 193

Chapter 10 Things to Look For 223

All's Well That Ends Well Protecting the Outdoors 247

Acknowledgments 249

Resources 250

Index 255

Editorial Reviews

"Empowering and entertaining"—Seattle Times

"Girls seeking to spend time outdoors will find information, inspiration, and planning tips in this guide." —Kirkus Reviews


"Its useful information fills a critical and largely unoccupied niche in outdoors literature... the mere fact that this book exists is cause for celebration"—Foreword Magazine

"A dominant theme accompanying the accessible advice is gentle admonitions to make sure that everyone is having a good time: be sure that activities are accessible to all and that everyone is included, follow the rules and take care of one another, and, of course, always be prepared. Both kid and adult outdoors-women will appreciate the practical and thoughtful advice and should feel ready to tackle new adventures."—Booklist

"This book is a must have for a young adventurer or future young adventurer in your life." —Eugene Weekly

"With basic outdoor skills, camp recipes, outdoor projects, and inspiring stories, this guide improves the quality of girls’ outdoor time by helping them feel comfortable with skills and knowledge." —She Explores

From the Publisher

2019-01-28

Girls seeking to spend time outdoors will find information, inspiration, and planning tips in this guide.

Part 1, "So, You Want To Go Outside," begins with the big picture. A chapter on "Places Near and Far" lists national parks, natural wonders, and World Heritage Sites that might inspire long-term trip planning. Chapter 2 encourages readers to find group opportunities, with a list of useful organizations, and Chapter 3 describes various outdoor sports and activities. Part 2, "The Basics," contains packing lists for day and overnight trips, instructions for setting up a comfortable campsite, recipes for snacks and camp meals, and "Girl Stuff" such as body care in the wild. Part 3 covers "Advanced Skills" like recognizing weather clues, map reading, safety, and nature observation. Throughout the book are instructions for related activities as well as profiles of women who pioneered various outdoor skills, with clean, full-page black-and-white illustrations. Girls new to the outdoors may find the deluge of information a bit overwhelming; with its simple layout, this isn't the book to draw in girls who aren't already interested in the topic. This guide is most useful as a reference book for girls who have access to the outdoors and some basic experience and want to take on more responsibility. A useful list of resources—websites and books—follows the text.

Quite handy for the right girl. (index) (Nonfiction. 9-14)

Kirkus Reviews