Outdoor Skills for Kids: The Essential Survival Guide to Increasing Confidence, Safety, and Enjoyment in the Wild

INTRODUCTION
WHAT IF YOU . . .PLAN TO GO INTO THE OUTDOORS
PACK THE 11 ESSENTIALS
Part OneGetting Lost—and Found
WHAT IF YOU . . .START TO FEEL PANIC
GET LOST IN THE WOODS
GET LOST IN THE MOUNTAINS
GET LOST IN THE DESERT
MUST SLEEP ON THE GROUND
FEEL COLD WHEN YOU’RE TRYINGTO SLEEP
NEED EMERGENCY SHELTER IN THEWOODS
NEED EMERGENCY SHELTERIN THE SNOW
RUN OUT OF WATER
NEED TO DISINFECT WATER
FIND WATER BUT CAN’T DISINFECT IT
NEED TO BUILD A FIRE
RUN OUT OF FOOD
NEED TO SIGNAL FOR HELP
NEED TO USE A SIGNAL MIRROR
NEED TO USE A WHISTLE TO SIGNAL
GET STUCK IN A VEHICLE INCOLD WEATHER
Part TwoRunning intoNaturalProblems
WHAT IF YOU . . .GET CHILLED IN COLD WEATHER
NEED TO DRY WET CLOTHES
NEED TO THAW AND DRYFROZEN CLOTHES
GET NUMB FINGERS OR TOES INTHE COLD
GET CAUGHT IN A BLIZZARD
GET CAUGHT IN AN AVALANCHE
GET CAUGHT IN ALIGHTNING STORM
COME FACE-TO-FACE WITHA WILDFIRE
CAMP IN THE RAIN
FALL THROUGH THIN ICE
HAVE TO CROSS SWAMPY LAND
FALL OUT OF A BOAT
FALL OUT OF A MOVING RAFT
ARE IN A BOAT THAT CAPSIZES
ARE IN A BOAT THAT GROUNDS
Part ThreeRunning intoWild Creatures
WHAT IF YOU . . .HIKE IN BEAR COUNTRY
ENCOUNTER A BEAR
ENCOUNTER A MOUNTAIN LION
ENCOUNTER A MOOSE
ARE BITTEN BY A SMALL MAMMAL
ENCOUNTER A PORCUPINE
ENCOUNTER A SKUNK
ARE BOTHERED BY MICE
FIND A DEAD ANIMAL
HIKE IN RATTLESNAKE COUNTRY
GET BITTEN BY AVENOMOUS SNAKE
GET BITTEN BY A SPIDER
GET BITTEN BY A TICK
ENCOUNTER BEES OR WASPS
ARE BOTHERED BY BITING INSECTS
GET BITTEN BY A MOSQUITO
GET STUNG BY A JELLYFISH
Part FourGetting Hurtor Sick
WHAT IF YOU . . .GET FROSTBITE
GET HEAT EXHAUSTION
GET HEATSTROKE
GET DIARRHEA
ARE POISONED BY SOMETHINGYOU ATE
COME IN CONTACT WITHPOISON IVY
GET STUCK WITH CACTUS SPINES
GET A SPLINTER
GET SOMETHING LOOSEIN YOUR EYE
GET A CUT
CATCH YOURSELF ON FIRE
GET SUNBURNED
GET A BLISTER
TWIST YOUR ANKLE
BREAK AN ARM OR LEG
GET A NOSEBLEED
Part FiveA FewOther Things
WHAT IF YOU . . .HAVE TO GO TO THE BATHROOM
BREAK A SHOESTRING
BREAK OR LOSE YOUR SUNGLASSES
USE TREKKING POLES
CONCLUSION:AND FINALLY
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