Summary The young adventurer in your life will thrill to the challenge of the Bear Grylls Adventures in this phenomenal collection of kids fiction books. Across twelve exciting titles, children are swept off into one exciting adventure after another, as they meet the youngest ever Chief Scout Bear Grylls, and are faced with true-to-life challenges and given great lessons in survival and teamwork that will prove useful long after the pages are closed. Each fiction book in the series features a child who, with the help of a magic compass, is swept from their adventure camp into an encounter with well-known survivalist Bear Grylls. Whether it’s up a mountain, down a river, through a jungle or on the sea, these adventures test the true mettle of these characters, and in these situations, they learn valuable life lessons that they bring back to camp with them, along with the story of a lifetime. The Bear Grylls Adventures series is fully illustrated throughout, and they’re a great option for kids aged 9-14 with a daring streak, and who may not be otherwise keen readers. This great value collection features all twelve titles in the series, each one perfect for storing in the rucksack on a long hike, unwinding with at a campsite, or reading as you plot your next adventure. A former trooper in the Territorial Army, Bear Grylls OBE became known worldwide for his TV series Born Survivor a.k.a. Man vs Wild. Since then, he has become an author, motivational speaker, and Chief Ambassador of World Scouting, alongside his continuing television work. Titles in this set: The Blizzard Challenge The Desert challenge The Jungle Challenge The Sea Challenge The River Challenge The Earthquake Challenge The Volcano Challenge The Safari Challenge The Cave Challenge The Mountain Challenge The Arctic Challenge The Sailing Challenge Description: The Safari ChallengeEvie likes new experiences - except for being extremely fussy about what she eats. Suddenly she finds herself on a sun-baked safari with Bear Grylls, where food and water are scarce and dangerous wild animals prowl the plains. To survive, Evie must eat what she can, when she can ... even if it seems absolutely disgusting! The Cave ChallengeA mysterious compass with a fifth direction transports a young boy to an extensive cave system filled with bats, treacherous drops and hidden dangers. Luckily, survival expert Bear Grylls is on hand to guide him safely out, facing his fears and gaining in confidence along the way. The Mountain ChallengeA mysterious compass with a fifth direction transports a young girl to a mountain top high above sea level, where the air is thin, the steep drops are treacherous and the conditions tough. Luckily, survival expert Bear Grylls is on hand to guide her safely down the mountain, facing her fears and gaining in confidence along the way. The Volcano ChallengeCharlie loves a challenge - he's addicted to video games and an expert at figuring out how to get to the next level. But sometimes the real world can seem a bit dull. Then he finds himself on the slopes of an active volcano, with red-hot lava heading his way! There's no time to be bored with Bear as his guide out of danger... The Earthquake ChallengeFatima is scared of the dark. So when she's transported to a ruined city with no power, she'll need all the help she can get from adventurer Bear Grylls to overcome her fears . . .Fatima's loving Camp during the daytime, but pitch-black nights in the tent are scary. Then she's given a mysterious compass that transports her to a deserted city, where the aftershocks of a huge earthquake are still being felt and all the lights are out - and the buildings are falling down around her. But soon Fatima meets up with survival expert Bear Grylls, who helps her get safely out of the danger zone. The River ChallengeJack loves all sorts of outdoor activities - but he just can't stand getting wet. Can an adventure with Bear Grylls in a Chinese river gorge, rafting down the rapids, change his mind? Anything that means he might have to swim and Jack is the first to duck out of it. But when he falls into a small stream at Camp, he's not just embarrassed - he's been transported to a raging river where dangers lurk around every bend. Luckily, the inspirational adventurer Bear Grylls is there to guide him through the treacherous waters and give him back some of his lost confidence...