Mini Bushcraft Library

[TimD]

Hi,
I run a Scout troop and try and spend as much time with them out and about doing stuff as possible.
Now and again however we find ourselves in our HQ with a little time to spare between activities and some of the kids want to chill rather than run around for a few seconds.
I'd like to get a few bushcraft books for the kids to pick up as they want and browse for ideas etc.
Not in any way meant as a replacement or really a learning technique as that needs to be more hands on with Scouts but just a few books lying around for them to pick up and comment 'cool idea, can we try that?'

So, what I'm looking for is a list of peoples five favourite bushcraft books? Which ones do you think give a balance?

So far I have (because they happen to be at home)
Mors Kochanski: Bushcraft
Ray Mears: Essential Bushcraft
Collins Gem: Food for Free
Hedgerow Medicine (less bushy but happy to donate for any Scouts interested to browse)

So, any other suggestions? Looking for 5 or 6 books to add.

Regards,
Tim

 

[chutes]

Camping and Woodcraft by Horace Kephart
The 10 Bushcraft Books by Richard Graves
Australian Bushcraft by Australian Army Education Service

 

[Osprey]

I find these two books useful, though they are not aimed at bushcraft or scouting in particular:
Make it Wild by Fiona Danks and Jo Schofield
I Love my World by Chris Holland

 

[Man of Tanith]

ray mears-the outdoor survival handbook-plenty of projects there for the scouts to try
mors kochanski-bushcraft-again plenty of projects
food for free collins gems
tristan gooley natural navigation
kephart camping and woodcraft

some are old un's but very appropriate for scouts i feel
don't forget BP's book scouting for boys some good bits in there too

 

[The Big Lebowski]

Wild food... Roger Phillips (superb).

Tree's... Collins Gems. Tree ID is always fun.

 

[Expat]

I had RM's Essential Bushcraft, but gave it away.... I have "Camping Hiking & Wilderness Skills"
by Peter G. Drake which IMO is just as good - at a fraction of the price..

 

[Wisconsin Cherokee]

I would suggest Ellsworth Jaeger's Wildwood Wisdom (a book that influenced Mors Kochanski in his boyhood). His Woodsmoke is also excellent for boys, but out of print. Additonally: John and Geri McPherson, Ultimate Guide to Wilderness Living; Larry Dean Olsen, Outdoor Survival Skills; Michael Pewtherer, Wilderness Survival Handbook.

I run a small club for high school students at the school where I teach. We call it Nature Awareness and Wilderness Skills.These books have been helpful.

 

[DavidJT]

Some good classics above, but some of them might not appeal to kids of that age.
I'm not a B.G. fan at all, but his Royal Marines Commandos book has great illustrations and covers most of the basics.