"Kayaking can be dangerous because it is hard to predict what might happen in rapids . . . This title covers the basics of the sport, going over how and where to go kayaking, recommended gear, safety measures, and related activities. It also includes interesting facts about kayaking, as well as healthy eating and exercise tips to help readers improve their fitness"--Provided by publisher.

After fourteen-year-old Andy slips away from his kayaking group to visit the wilderness site of his archaeologist father's death, a storm strands him on Admiralty Island, Alaska, where he manages to survive, encounters unexpected animal and human inhabitants, and looks for traces of the earliest prehistoric immigrants to America.

Wilf is convinced his parents want nothing to do with him.

When he isn't in school, he is left to his own devices or shipped away to camp. But at fifteen, Wilf is adamant that he is too old for summer camp. When his parents ignore his protests and ship him off anyway, he knows how he will get their attention: He will escape from camp by canoe and spend the rest of his vacation alone in the woods, proving to his parents he

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"This newest title in Stackpole's Basics series takes on the wildly popular sport of river kayaking. Packed with information and featuring hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations, it provides clear, easy-to-follow instruction on selecting gear, getting your boat on the river, and mastering fundamental moves. Also covered are the ferries, peel-outs, and turns required to maneuver a kayak in moving water. For would-be day-trippers, river-runners,...

"Basic Illustrated Kayaking is a guide to recreational, flatwater kayaking aimed at both beginners and casual paddlers"--

"Nigel Foster is a world-renowned kayaker. and is considered one of the most talented instructors on the planet. This comprehensive kayaking guide offers more essential detail about commonly used techniques than ever before published in a single volume." --