The Lost Notebooks of the Unknown Adventurer

The Quarto Group have won an 8-way auction to a bundle of sketchbooks believed to have been written by an ‘unknown’ adventurer. Discovered by nature enthusiast Teddy Keen on a recent trip to the Carpathian Mountains, the tattered sketchbooks are filled with details of extraordinary adventures and escapes, expedition advice and survival methods,
annotated with illustrations. It is thought that the sketchbooks were created for two young relatives of the author.
Drawing on Teddy’s outdoors knowledge, the creative team at Lincoln Children’s Books are beginning the task of carefully deciphering and transcribing the pages of the sketchbooks for young readers, as they were originally intended.

CATCH AND COOK YOUR DINNER
How to catch fish; life beneath the water; killing, gutting and cooking; easy and tasty recipes; incredible fishing techniques;how to make and use a bow and arrow; how to make a fish spear; seashore foraging; shrimping and prawning; dangerous fish.

CAMP WILD
Forest camp; expedition camp; coastal camp; survival camp; wildlife camp; how to start a fire; cooking; star gazing; animal tracking; how to poo in the wild; camp craft; make your own survival tin; extreme meals;

EXPLORATION
Biking adventure; mountain adventure; discovery adventure; wildlife adventure; snow adventure; navigation; night time exploration; map making; how to scramble; zip wires; panning for gold; dangerous animal encounters; an avalanche story.

SHELTERS AND DENS
Discover the best dens in the world and how to make them

RAFTING
A river adventure; island adventure; coastal adventure and canal adventure. Raft building; materials; paddling and sailing; environments; the KonTiki; when I met a crocodile.

ROPES, KNOTS AND KNIVES – Essential tools of an adventurer

BLOOD, BITES AND BURNS – a first aid kit