The Scout's Companion

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.

The 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; and humorous and historical illustrations and diagrams.