How to Be a World Explorer

Not-for-Parents

by Joel Levy, James Gulliver Hancock (Illustrator), Lonely Planet

How to be a World Explorer shows young readers how to venture thru' all the landscapes on earth - the air, over the seas, under the waves - plus how to find food and water in the wild, avoid deadly diseases, fight back against man-eating beasts! Packed with colourful quirky illust.; Essential tips and fun facts on survival in the great outdoors.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction, Childrens, Action, Geography, Middle Grade

160 pages, Hardcover

First published October 1, 2012

About the author

Joel Levy is a writer and journalist specializing in science and history. He is the author of over a dozen books, including The Little Book of Conspiracies and Scientific Feuds: From Galileo to the Human Genome Project. Phobiapedia is his first book for children.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Lonely Planet Not For Parents: How to be a World Explorer is a delightful book with travel tips for kids from the useful to the absurd that kids will love. This is one of those books that you buy for the child who hates to read that they can't put down.

I recommend this book for readers from 8-14

[Trish · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely book (not just for kids and youngsters) with lots and lots of useful survival tips and great illustrations. Came across it when I heard the story of a couple of boys getting into a pit of quicksand and only making it out because one remembered what this book said about it (isn't that amazing?)! Absolutely recommendable.

[Rio · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book

[Seriously · Rating 5 out of 5]

Levy, J., Hancock, J. G., & Lonely Planet Publications (Firm). (2012). How to be a world explorer: Your all-terrain training manual. Footscray, Vic: Lonely Planet.

Citation by: Stephanie Ross

Type of Reference: Handbook

Call Number: Ref 613.6

Content/Scope: This is a handbook for children grades 4 through 6. Known as a "training manual" for students who would like to be world explorers. Readers will explore the whole world, learning how to find food and water in the wilderness, avoid illnesses, and how to respond to wild animals. Tips, rules, warnings, and historical information on each destination help readers to feel capable of traveling anywhere.

Accuracy/Authority/Bias: Lonely Planet, established in 1973, is the world's leading travel guide publisher with books for every destination. Many libraries contain guides from this publisher.

Arrangement/Presentation: Arranged by biomes in chapters, readers learn helpful information about each area including instructions on how to become an explorer. The book uses colorful illustrations along with the text to engage and excite the reader about becoming a world explorer.

Relation to other works: There are other handbooks on traveling for purchase. This book excites upper elementary students who are ready to explore the world and learn helpful information to succeed in their endeavors.

Accessibility/Diversity: The book covers diverse regions of the world and readers of all backgrounds can relate to excitement of exploring a new destination. There is no sexist language in the book. This would make an excellent addition to the print reference section in a school library.

Cost: $15.34

Review: Petty, J.B. (2012). How to be a world explorer: Your all-terrain training manual. Booklist, 109(7).

[Kim Struyk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Levy, J. (2012) How to be a world explorer: Not for parents. London: Lonely Planet Publications.

Non Fiction



This is my kind of non fiction book! I loved it so much a bought a copy for my nephew! This has great information, and is fun to read. I like this book because I think no matter how many times I read it, I would still find it interesting. I wish I had a book like this when I was growing up! There is great information on so many topics! Some being survival skills, some being plants in the jungle, some being geography, some being unique animals you might not otherwise learn about.This book celebrates the coolness of our planet and the people, plants, ad animals in it!

I think this is the kind of book that I would have in my classroom, and students would fight over to check it out next. The book says it is meant for 15-18 year olds, but I absolutely think 5th-10th graders would get a lot out of it. I'm a grad student and I loved it!

I do have criticism which is: There is a one-liner that is funny now, in 2014.. but I fear in 5 more years will be irrelevant... "Apparently they have never heard of Justin Bieber" (talking about African tribes. I think they could have said something more "timeless" here like: "apparently they have never tasted delicious microwave popcorn" (bad example), but it would help keep the authenticity of the book.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can't decide how I feel about this one- interesting and informative, but very dense, and it's almost so busy that it fails to keep your attention. It also has a consistent emphasis on all of the wounds and injuries you can get and how to heal them yourself, which some readers will be repulsed by.

[Kimball · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a neat little book. I don't know where in the world or how in the world I found this book. The first part actually discouraged me because it began in the jungle and it's so risky and dangerous I don't know why anyone would want to go there. But I'd still go there!

This book even teaches how to fly and land an airplane. Now I can do that.

[Mayrocks · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book provided me with soooooooo much information. it taught me how to ultimately survive in the wild. it also taught me how to survive an alligator attack, an elephant attack, and the rule of threes.do you want to know? than read this book!!

[Danielle · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a favorite among 6th and 7th graders during book talks. I love the snarky humor.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for book talks for 4th and 5th graders.