The young adventurer's guide to (almost) everything: build a fort, camp like a champ, poop in the woods-- 45 action-packed outdoor activities

Introduction

Choosing a knife and handling it safely

Part 1: Secrets of the woods. How to outrun a bear ; Forecast the weather ; Tap a maple tree ; Find a wild snack ; Ten things to do with tree pitch ; Using bird language to track in real time ; Eat a bug! ; See animals before they see you ; "STOP" to survive a night in the woods ; How to navigate by the stars ; Make a friction fire ; Be a winter explorer!

Part 2: The best camping trip ever. Ten essentials for the great outdoors ; Find the best spot to pitch your tent ; How to poop in the woods ; The six (and a half) knots you can't live without ; Protect your grub ; Thirty-three ways to use a bandana ; Build the perfect fire for cooking stuff ; Bread on a stick ; Make a feast without any dishes to wash! ; Outdoor first aid ; Make your own fruit leather ; Make a Dakota fire hole ; Transform a tarp into a tent ; String up a chicken ; Brush your teeth with a stick

Part 3: Make really cool stuff that's actually useful. Willow basket ; Shepherd's sling ; Debris-hut fort ; Birch bark knife sheath ; Cattail visor ; Birch bark container ; Cordage ; Log raft ; Felt hat

Part 4: Turn the ordinary into the extraordinary. Turn willow branches into a deer ; Make a whistle from a stick ; Create a one-of-a-kind journal ; Yo, make a yo-yo!

Make a viking game out of sticks ; Make a birch bark ring ; Create your own beads from twigs ; Turn an acorn cap into a whistle ; Turn turkey feathers into a kite (that actually flies).