Book description
How do you become an explorer? It's a question every child has asked.
And, Steve Backshall was no different. But after a rainy-day visit to an
exhibition of artefacts from Papua New Guinea, it was a question that
began to obsess the seven-year old Backshall.
Due to this childhood interest, the vast, untamed wildness of Papua New
Guinea was where Backshall forged his unlikely path. From crushing lows
of early failures to the extraordinary highs of the BBC's Lost Land of
the Volcano expedition, it was this dark island which gave Backshall his
opportunity. Full of incredible wildlife, extraordinary wilderness,
jungles, cannibals, pitfalls, triumph, danger and excitement, Looking
for Adventure is the irresistible, inspiring story of a little boy who
let his heart rule his head. Naturalist Steve Backshall is the
presenter of the top-rated CBBC natural history programme, Deadly 60.
After writing for Rough Guides and filming documentaries for National
Geographic he became a key member of the expedition team for the hit
series, Lost Land of the Jaguar, Lost Land of the Volcano and Lost Land
of the Tiger. He has written three books for children. He lives in
Buckinghamshire.
