The scout's companion - Sonja Patel

The Scout movement is an international organisation with more than 28 million members worldwide. Its enduring popularity is a testament to its core values, which are aimed at unlocking young people's potential through adventure, team building and citizenship. For some, it presents the opportunity of a lifetime.

This nostalgic and witty little compendium will tell you everything you could ever want or need to know about scouting, making it the ideal gift for any scout, budding scout leader or ex-scout.

Highlights include:

Extracts from the original Scouting for Boys

Baden Powell's life story

Scout codes, recipes, knots and stargazing skills

Amusing musings from scouts who have made the big time e.g. J F Kennedy and Keith Richards

How the scouting movement was founded

How scout skills vary from country to country and continent to continent

Humourous and historical illustrations and diagrams