The Adventurers' Handbook: An Extreme, Extraordinary, and Exciting Journey Around the WorldPack your knapsack and get ready, adventurers, we're going on a trip around the world! Make sure you have your compass and hiking boots and are prepared for the coolest and craziest adventures, but most importantly, don't forget to take your Adventurers' Handbook that will serve as a guide for any situation you might find yourself in. You'll learn to say hello in sixteen languages, how to beat jet lag, and properly use chopsticks. But most importantly, you'll get the directions to race a dog team across polar ice, survive barreling over Niagara Falls, and ride a camel across the Sahara Desert. Are you ready to see the world? |
Contents
GET SET TO EXPLORE THE WORLD | 8 |
HOW TO SAY HELLO AROUND THE WORLD | 10 |
HOW TO BEAT JET LAG | 12 |
HOW TO PLAY KABADDI IN INDIA | 14 |
HOW TO DRIVE A DOG TEAM ACROSS POLAR ICE | 16 |
HOW TO USE CHOPSTICKS IN CHINA | 19 |
HOW TO SURVIVE GOING OVER NIAGARA FALLS | 22 |
HOW TO RIDE A CAMEL ACROSS THE SAHARA | 25 |
HOW TO FIND GRUB IN THE AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK | 64 |
HOW TO RACE A HORSE IN MONGOLIA | 68 |
HOW TO AVOID ALTITUDE SICKNESS ON MOUNT KILIMANJARO | 72 |
HOW TO TAKE PART IN THE HIGHLAND GAMES | 76 |
HOW TO HANG TEN IN HAWAII | 81 |
HOW TO REMOVE A LEECH IN MADAGASCAR | 85 |
HOW TO PLAY CRICKET IN THE TROBRIAND ISLANDS | 88 |
HOW TO SURVIVE THE BIG ONE IN SAN FRANCISCO | 92 |
HOW TO DIVE BELIZES BLUE HOLE | 28 |
HOW TO CROSS A GLACIER IN ARGENTINA | 32 |
HOW TO SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL | 36 |
HOW TO JUMP HIGH WITH THE MAASAI IN KENYA | 39 |
HOW TO SURVIVE IF MOUNT ETNA ERUPTS | 41 |
HOW TO CRACK A COCONUT ON A DESERT ISLAND | 44 |
HOW TO BUILD A SNOW HOLE IN THE ARCTIC | 47 |
HOW TO TRACK A TWISTER IN TORNADO ALLEY | 51 |
HOW TO AVOID A SEA WASP IN AUSTRALIA | 56 |
HOW TO ROW ACROSS THE ATLANTIC | 58 |
HOW TO SING KARAOKE IN JAPAN | 62 |
HOW TO RIDE THE RAPIDS IN THE ROCKIES | 96 |
HOW TO AVOID HIPPOS ON THE ZAMBEZI | 101 |
HOW TO DO TAI CHI IN CHINA | 104 |
HOW TO TAKE PART IN THE CARNIVAL IN RIO | 107 |
HOW TO HERD REINDEER WITH THE SAMI | 111 |
HOW TO CROSS THE BERING STRAIT | 115 |
HOW TO BATTLE THROUGH A BLIZZARD IN ANTARCTICA | 119 |
HOW TO SURVIVE A HURRICANE IN THE CARIBBEAN | 122 |
WHERE IN THE WORLD? | 127 |
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