Brown, Tom

Tom Brown, Jr. recounts how he became an expert tracker and survivalist after he met an Apache Indian in the woods.

On the small island of Hopeless, Salamandra, a young girl with one foot in the real world and one foot in the otherworld, navigates a life on the edge of reality.

Draws from Native American traditions to show how to observe and "read" nature, revitalizing the senses of sight, smell, and taste, in order to track animals, move silently, and find lost individuals in the wilderness.

Presents information on ways to recognize animal tracks and become able to follow the path of an animal or human across various terrains, which includes leaf-covered areas, wood floors, roadways, and exposed bedrock; and also discusses the importance of awareness.

The author reveals seven of his experiences in tracking including finding missing children, dangerous criminals, and escaped wild animals.