Bear Grylls Survival Skills Handbook Series 10 Books Collection Set - Ages 9-12 - Paperback

Titles in This Set
Shelter Building
Hiking
Tracking
Dangerous Animals
First Aid
Weather Watching
Firecraft and Campfire Cooking
Signalling
Forest
Dangerous Plants

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Bonnier
Age Range: Ages 9-12 (Grades 4-7)

Overview
The Bear Grylls Survival Skills Handbook 10 Books Collection Set gathers ten pocket-sized paperback guides written by adventurer, chief scout, and television presenter Bear Grylls, each one focused on a single outdoor skill young explorers actually need. From building a shelter and reading animal tracks to forecasting weather and administering first aid, every handbook breaks its topic into short, step-by-step lessons with clear illustrations. Designed for curious kids, scouts, and family campers, the set turns wilderness know-how into an approachable, structured library that rewards repeat reading before or during real outdoor adventures.

About the Books
This collection brings together the full Bear Grylls Survival Skills series, ten slim, richly illustrated handbooks that translate real wilderness expertise into lessons any young explorer can follow. Bear Grylls, known worldwide as an adventurer, chief scout, and television presenter, distills decades of expedition experience into short chapters that favor clear steps over dense text, making each book easy to pick up, finish, and reference again later. Shelter Building and Hiking cover the fundamentals of getting outdoors safely, teaching site selection, pacing, river crossings, and basic navigation. Tracking and Dangerous Animals build awareness of the natural world, showing readers how to spot footprints and signs while learning to recognize and respectfully avoid wildlife hazards. First Aid and Weather Watching focus on preparedness, walking through field-ready injury response and how to read clouds and shifting conditions before they become dangerous. Firecraft and Campfire Cooking, Signalling, Forest, and Dangerous Plants round out the set with practical skills for fire safety, emergency communication, woodland awareness, and plant identification. Each handbook stands on its own, so readers can dip into whichever topic suits an upcoming trip, school project, or scout badge, while the full set forms a compact reference library that scales from beginner curiosity to genuine field competence. The tone throughout stays encouraging and realistic, always steering young readers toward caution, observation, and planning rather than unnecessary risk, echoing the same principles Bear Grylls applies in his own expeditions and television work.

Key Benefits

• Ten focused handbooks covering shelter, hiking, tracking, first aid, weather, fire, signalling, forest skills, and dangerous animals and plants
• Written by Bear Grylls, adventurer, chief scout, and television presenter
• Short, step-by-step lessons with illustrations designed for readers ages 9-12 (Grades 4-7)
• Compact paperback format that's easy to pack for camping trips, scout meetings, or classroom use
• Each title stands alone, so kids can start with whatever skill interests them most
• Great for building outdoor confidence ahead of family trips, scout badges, or school reports

Book-by-Book Guide
Shelter Building — Shelter Building walks readers through choosing a safe site and constructing shelters of varying difficulty, with or without gear.
Hiking — Hiking covers trail planning, river crossings, pacing, and the basics of staying safe on a day hike or longer trek.
Tracking — Tracking teaches how to read footprints, droppings, and other animal signs to understand wildlife behavior in the field.
Dangerous Animals — Dangerous Animals profiles wildlife hazards readers may encounter and explains how to keep a safe, respectful distance.
First Aid — First Aid introduces field-ready responses to common injuries, from wound care to basic splinting.
Weather Watching — Weather Watching explains how to read clouds and shifting conditions to forecast changes before they turn dangerous.
Firecraft and Campfire Cooking — Firecraft and Campfire Cooking covers safe fire-lighting techniques and simple methods for cooking over an open flame.
Signalling — Signalling teaches practical ways to attract attention and communicate for help when things go wrong outdoors.
Forest — Forest explores woodland environments, helping readers identify useful resources and hazards among the trees.
Dangerous Plants — Dangerous Plants highlights plants to avoid in the wild and explains how to identify them at a glance.

About the Author
Bear Grylls is a British adventurer, author, and television presenter best known for hosting survival series such as Man vs. Wild and for serving as Chief Scout of the UK Scout Association. A former soldier with the British Special Forces, he built a career on real-world outdoor expertise, from mountaineering and diving to wilderness survival training and expedition leadership. Grylls has written numerous books for both adults and children, translating his hands-on experience into accessible guides that encourage young readers to approach the outdoors with curiosity, preparation, and genuine respect for nature and its risks.

Why You'll Love This Collection
This ten-book set turns real survival know-how into bite-sized, illustrated lessons kids actually want to read. It's a natural pick for scout badges, school reports, birthday gifts, holiday stockings, or the start of summer camping season, giving young explorers a compact reference library they'll reach for before every outdoor adventure.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.