Includes various things you need to know to survive and thrive when travelling to the four corners of the globe - from the ice caps of the poles to the dusty dunes of the Sahara. This title helps to find out how to drive a dog-sled team with Inuits and how to win at the fast and furious game of Kabaddi in India.

 

This book is part of a book series called To Be the Best .

There are 128 pages in this book. It is a manual. This book was published 2009 by Michael O'Mara Books Ltd .

Anita Ganeri is an award-winning author of children's books, specializing in geography.

This book has the following chapters: How to survive going over the Niagara Falls; How to survive a sandstorm in the Sahara; How to paddle up the Zambezi; How to make a snow hole at the north pole; How to land a seaplane on lake Titicaca; How to find the source of the Nile; How to track wildebeest across Africa; How to spot terrible tropical diseases; How to herd yaks in the Himalayas; How to pack for different destinations; How to deal with seasickness at Cape Horn; How to deal with altitude sickness on K2; How to race horses in Mongolia; How to go for a pee in Antarctica.