Bushcrafty story books for kids
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Alpha Force. I've got the first one and enjoyed reading it.
weekend_warrior PM me an address and I'll stick it in the post if you're interested.
Stu
Red's suggestion of the Swallows and Amazon stories is an excellent one - particularly for this country.
Another goodie is "Two Little Savages" by Ernest Thompson Seton: http://www.authorama.com/two-little-savages-1.html.
Some of the books by Ronald Welch are good and deal with frontier life.
Jack London is superb.
From memory R M Ballantyne is good. I liked Coral Island, Dog Crusoe and Condemned as a Nihilist in particular. Speaking of Crusoe, I think there may be another 'Crusoe' book worth a read.
I'll add more as they occur to me.
Cheers,
Huon
Another goodie is "Two Little Savages" by Ernest Thompson Seton: http://www.authorama.com/two-little-savages-1.html.
Some of the books by Ronald Welch are good and deal with frontier life.
Jack London is superb.
From memory R M Ballantyne is good. I liked Coral Island, Dog Crusoe and Condemned as a Nihilist in particular. Speaking of Crusoe, I think there may be another 'Crusoe' book worth a read.
I'll add more as they occur to me.
Cheers,
Huon
I loved Mark Twain's Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn as a boy. Not Exactly Bushcraft but lots of outdoor life and boyhood shenanigans! I also second anything by Jack London, Call of the Wild in particular but White Fang is excellent. His short stories were what made me fall in love with the outdoors. Some are superbly dark and funny.
Also, give Ernest Hemingway's short stories a try. The ones about Nick (can't remember any titles, sorry) are particularly good.
Also, give Ernest Hemingway's short stories a try. The ones about Nick (can't remember any titles, sorry) are particularly good.
xylaria
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
The bear scouts by jan berenstain, I still find it funny and so do my kids, the reading age is about KS1. The dad in it reminds me of my own dad
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'My Side of the Mountain', most definitely. If this doesn't start the outdoor adventure urge, your kids are a lost cause.
Swallows and Amazons too - got me into sailing when I was a kid.
Neither of these is about bushcraft but both have spirited female 'leads' and a taste for
adventure and I'd highly recommend them to anyone with daughters. I've no idea if boys
would enjoy them to be honest - the stories are good but they might be put off by the
titles, possibly?
She, The Adventuress by Dorothy Crayder
Set in the late 60s or early 70s Maggie is a young girl whose aunt pays for her to
travel from America to Italy by sea. She starts of terrified but - lo and behold! - she
finds her feet (and her sea legs) en route and learns to fend for herself.
Unfortunately it appears to be as rare as hens' teeth, but worth a read if you can
find it.
Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf by Catherine Storr
Written in the mid 50s it's the story of Polly who finds that the local wolf will stop at
nothing to try and eat her and her little sister. Both outsmart him on every occasion
and there are some delightful bits of dialogue. In one scene Polly is using cherry
stones to work out her future when the wolf comes along and asks about the
rhymes she's using. She tells him about the "Monday's child is full of grace" rhyme
and the wolf mentions that wolves have their own rhyme to tell them how children
should best be cooked, which is:
Monday's child is fairly tough,
Tuesday's child is tender enough,
Wednesday's child is good to fry,
Thursday's child is best in pie.
Friday's child makes good meat roll,
Saturday's child is casserole,
But the child that is born on the Sabbath day,
Is delicious when eaten any way.
adventure and I'd highly recommend them to anyone with daughters. I've no idea if boys
would enjoy them to be honest - the stories are good but they might be put off by the
titles, possibly?
She, The Adventuress by Dorothy Crayder
Set in the late 60s or early 70s Maggie is a young girl whose aunt pays for her to
travel from America to Italy by sea. She starts of terrified but - lo and behold! - she
finds her feet (and her sea legs) en route and learns to fend for herself.
Unfortunately it appears to be as rare as hens' teeth, but worth a read if you can
find it.
Clever Polly and the Stupid Wolf by Catherine Storr
Written in the mid 50s it's the story of Polly who finds that the local wolf will stop at
nothing to try and eat her and her little sister. Both outsmart him on every occasion
and there are some delightful bits of dialogue. In one scene Polly is using cherry
stones to work out her future when the wolf comes along and asks about the
rhymes she's using. She tells him about the "Monday's child is full of grace" rhyme
and the wolf mentions that wolves have their own rhyme to tell them how children
should best be cooked, which is:
Monday's child is fairly tough,
Tuesday's child is tender enough,
Wednesday's child is good to fry,
Thursday's child is best in pie.
Friday's child makes good meat roll,
Saturday's child is casserole,
But the child that is born on the Sabbath day,
Is delicious when eaten any way.
The Hobbit
Call Of The Wild
White Fang
Stig
The Silver Sword
The Long Walk, My dad got for me from a 2nd hand bookshop.
It's a true story of a Polish guy,
and others, who escape a Soviet camp in Siberia and make it to India.
Harrowing though...
Shackleton.
Treasure Island
Gulliver's Travels
Earthsea Trilogy
The Black Couldran (spelling?) series, 7 books?
Bloke on the Island, with Man Friday?
Sorry can't remember any more at the mo......
Call Of The Wild
White Fang
Stig
The Silver Sword
The Long Walk, My dad got for me from a 2nd hand bookshop.
It's a true story of a Polish guy,
and others, who escape a Soviet camp in Siberia and make it to India.
Harrowing though...
Shackleton.
Treasure Island
Gulliver's Travels
Earthsea Trilogy
The Black Couldran (spelling?) series, 7 books?
Bloke on the Island, with Man Friday?
Sorry can't remember any more at the mo......
