Looking for Adventure

How do you become an explorer? It's a question every child has asked, and Steve Backshall was no different. After a rainy day visit to an exhibition of artifacts from Papua New Guinea, it was a question that began to obsess the seven-year old Backshall. But surely he'd been born a century too late? And yet through boundless enthusiasm, determination, and a refusal to accept defeat. Backshall was soon carrying business cards from National Geographic describing him as their "Adventurer in Residence." The vast, untamed wildness of Papua New Guinea was where Backshall forged his unlikely path. From crushing lows of early failures to the extraordinary highs of the BBC's Lost Land of the Volcano expedition, it was this dark island which gave Backshall his opportunity. Full of incredible wildlife, extraordinary wilderness, jungles, cannibals, pitfalls, triumph, danger, and excitement, Looking for Adventure is the irresistible, inspiring story of a little boy who let his heart rule his head.

Biographies & Memoirs

Backshall, Steve

Community & Culture

Phoenix

Venomous creatures such as snakes and spiders are the stuff of human nightmares. Yet toxins are a regular part of the animal world, an essential tool for hunting and defense. A surprising variety of insects, reptiles, and amphibians use venom in their daily lives, either to subdue their prey or to prevent falling victim to another predator. 
Precisely how many forms of wildlife are venomous is only now becoming clear. From the mighty King Cobra, which can reach over five meters in length, down to the diminutive but lethal Black Widow Spider, natural history expert Steve Backshall takes a fascinating look at more than 60 of the most venomous creatures across the world’s continents. Exciting accounts of Backshall’s personal encounters with some of nature's most dangerous animals help bring to life the world of natural venoms. He explains how different types of toxins work and highlights how some are used in medicine, including in the treatment of chronic disease in humans. A final chapter looks at the future for venomous wildlife and at why conservation measures are urgently required to ensure its continued survival. 
The first book of its kind on this fascinating subject, Venomous Animals of the World is illustrated throughout with stunning color photographs.

Venomous Animals of the World

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

Johns Hopkins University Press

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

Orion Publishing

Review\nFull of ideas to help us "rewild" our children . . . Wildlings conjures up a world of pre-internet fun, a compendium of lost outdoor arts [with] an eclectic list of contributors.―The Times\nThe ultimate handbook for raising wilder, happier, muddier, more resilient kids - whatever the weather and wherever you live.\nIn the last few years parents everywhere have realised how crucial the freedom of the outside world is, not only for their kids' wellbeing, but the whole family's. They've also realised, however, that it's not always that easy.\nThat's where this book comes in. Taking you through different environments and activities to explore, from minibeasts in the garden and pond dipping all the way through to beach Olympics and sea swimming (via rainy days, wild woods and river exploration), there are ideas small and big for all ages that will get them - and you - more engaged and involved with nature, and the wildlife in it.\nWith contributions from;\nBear Grylls on embracing adventure, 
Ed Stafford on flirting with danger , 
Sir Chris Hoy on riding bikes, 
Judy Murray on rainy day kitchen games, 
Michaela Strachan on creative word games, 
Gordon Buchanan on toasting marshmallows, 
Caroline Lucas on protecting the planet, 
Wayne Bridge on garden football,\nand many more, Wildlings is a map to a more adventurous, wilder future.

Wildlings: How to raise your family in nature

Parenting & Relationships

Glover, Helen

Family Activities

Two Roads

Bizarre Beasts Custom B 2014

Hodder Children

Tiger Wars: Nelson Thornes Page Turners

Nelson Thornes Ltd

Mountain: A Life on the Rocks

Travel

Travel Writing

orion#

Predators

Join wildlife adventurer Steve Backshall for the world's deadliest book about animals, packed with fascinating facts and killer statistics. Find out whether a black mamba is faster than an Olympic swimmer, and whether a cheetah can outrun a Tour de France cyclist.

Teen & Young Adult

Orion Hardbacks

Containing brand new material from Steve Backshall, this is a fierce, fun and fact-filled compilation of quizzes, puzzles and activities featuring deadly animals from around the world.Full colour photographs and soundbytes of fascinating animals facts throughout.

Steve Backshall's Deadly series: Deadly Annual 2014

Orion Children's Books (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

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