Wild Outside: Around the World with Survivorman

by Les Stroud, Andrew P. Barr (Illustrator)

Overview

Join TV’s Survivorman on twelve edge-of-your-seat adventures as he proves anyone can be an outdoor explorer.
From surviving a frigid night in northern Canada to munching on grubs in the Australian Outback, Les Stroud’s passion for the outdoors has driven him to some of the planet’s most remote and beautiful locations. In Wild Outside, he invites readers into his world of wilderness adventures with fast-paced
stories, nature facts, and practical advice for spending time outside. Featuring kid-friendly activities and tips like how to safely observe wildlife, Stroud shows readers that adventure awaits everywhere—whether in a jungle or a city park. Andrew P. Barr’s dramatic illustrations amp up the excitement alongside photos of Survivorman’s adventures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781773215082
Publisher:	Annick Press, Limited
Publication date:	03/30/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	250
Lexile:	890L (what's this?)
File size:	36 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Les Stroud’s work as a filmmaker, author, and musician has been celebrated around the globe. Credited with creating the survival TV genre, Les remains a prolific artist focused on celebrating nature.

Andrew P. Barr is an illustrator and graphic designer living on the outskirts of Toronto, Ontario. His illustrations have appeared in national newspapers and magazines, and on books, T-shirts, rock ‘n’ roll album covers, and movie posters.

Table of Contents

Your Introduction to Adventure
Part 1: PREPARE
Chapter 1: Slip-Sliding My Way into Hypothermia
Chapter 2: High-Speed Moose Chase
Chapter 3: That’s not an Egg!
Part 2: OBSERVE
Chapter 4: Here, Kitty, Kitty
Chapter 5: The Christmas Snails
Chapter 6: Foggy Brain Syndrome
Part 3: REACT
Chapter 7: Come and Find Me!
Chapter 8: Eye of the Jaguar
Chapter 9: Night of the Mini-Vampires
Part 4: ADAPT
Chapter 10: A Tale of Two Grubs
Chapter 11: Sleeping with the Cockroaches
Chapter 12: The Coldest Night of the Year
Epilogue to Adventure
Special Thanks
Acknowledgments
Further Reading

Editorial Reviews

2021-01-13
First principles of surviving in the wild, from one who should know.

Stroud, author of several survival manuals and memoirs for older audiences and host of TV shows that document his own voluntary strandings in diverse rugged climes, offers 12 anecdotes from his experiences that exemplify what he sees as the four necessary actions: “Prepare,” “Observe,” “React,” and “Adapt.” Some stories—such as the time a companion in the Kalahari reaches into a weaverbird nest for an egg and pulls out a cobra or the discovery that Australian witchetty grubs are delectable (“The skin tasted like fried chicken, and the insides tasted like scrambled eggs! Mmmm”) while the superficially similar Indonesian sago grubs really, truly aren’t—make riveting reading. Most, however, are more casual in tone than melodramatic, and they are too sketchy on the finer points of building a fire, contriving a shelter from found materials, or like skills to draw in survivalists of either the practical-minded or armchair bent. A basic survival-kit checklist and occasional DIY projects like a homemade rain gauge are likewise perfunctory. The illustrations make this look even more like a marketing tool, as Barr’s painted reconstructions depict useful gear or crank up the drama a bit but, like many of the interspersed photos, seem mostly designed to show how good the ruggedly handsome White author looks posing in various outdoorsy settings.

A weak distillation of the author’s adult works, this is unlikely to instruct or even inspire young would-be explorers. (bibliography) (Memoir. 10-13)

Kirkus Reviews