outdoor life

Jim Burnett chronicles some of the more exciting experiences he has had during his thirty-year career as a National Park Service ranger.

A full-blooded Sioux trained as a warrior to age sixteen discusses the crafts, lore, and customs that were the essence of that training.

Text and illustrations give instructions on how to build a shelter, light a safe fire, leave a trail, and many other skills for surviving in and enjoying the wilderness.

Profiles fifteen career options for kids who like animals and nature, features interviews with people working in those jobs, and includes advice and activities designed to help young people determine a future career path.

After his father dies trying to reach the summit of the Alps, Rudi decides to complete his father's quest.

For a rugged outdoor man and his family, life in northern Minnesota is a wild experience involving wolves, deer, and the sled dogs that make their way of life possible. Includes an account of the author's first Iditarod, a dogsled race across Alaska.

Minnesota author and dog musher Gary Paulsen reflects on the growth of his sled dogs as he and his animals discover the world around them.