Scouting for Boys

Introduction

Scouting for Boys: A Handbook for Instruction in Good Citizenship Through Woodcraft is the first book published on the Scout Movement. It was written and illustrated by Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Scout Movement.

It is based on his boyhood experiences, his experience with the Mafeking Cadet Corps during the Second Boer War at the Siege of Mafeking in 1899, and on his experimental camp on Brownsea Island, England in August, 1907.

The book was a revised version of his earlier book entitled, Aids to Scouting for N.C.O.s and Men published in 1899. This earlier book was a military manual used by the British Army to train Army scouts.

Upon his return to England, immediately following the Boer War, Baden-Powell learned that British schools had been using his books to teach boys lessons on observation and deduction. His decision to revise his military book into a book for boys came about on his attendance at the anniversary celebration of the Boys' Brigade. Baden-Powell noted to the Brigade's founder, Sir William Alexander Smith, that the Boys' Brigade could have ten times its membership (which was about 50,000 boys at that time) if it became more appealing to the boys. Smith then challenged Baden-Powell to re-write his book in a style that would make it accessible to boys.

The book was published in six parts in the early part of 1908 and was issued in book form on May 1, 1908. It inspired the formation of many Scout Troops in Britain as well as in other countries.

Scouting for Boys has been translated into many languages.

Campfire Yarns - Conversas de Fogo de Conselho

Campfire Yarn No. 1 - Scouts' Work

Campfire Yarn No. 2 - What Scouts Do

Campfire Yarn No. 3 - Becoming a Scout

Campfire Yarn No. 4 - Scout Patrols

Campfire Yarn No. 5 - Scout Patrols

Campfire Yarn No. 6 - Sea and Air Scouting

Campfire Yarn No. 7 - Signals and Commands

Campfire Yarn No. 8 - Pioneering

Campfire Yarn No. 9 - Camping

Campfire Yarn No. 10 - Camp Cooking

Campfire Yarn No. 11 - Observation of "Sign"

Campfire Yarn No. 12 - Spooring

Campfire Yarn No. 13 - Reading "Sign" or Observation

Campfire Yarn No. 14 - Stalking

Campfire Yarn No. 15 - Animals

Campfire Yarn No. 16 - Plants

Campfire Yarn No. 17 - Endurance

Campfire Yarn No. 18 - Health-Giving Habits

Campfire Yarn No. 19 - Prevention of Disease

Campfire Yarn No. 20 - Chivalry to Others

Campfire Yarn No. 21 - Self-Discipline

Campfire Yarn No. 22 - Self-Improvement

Campfire Yarn No. 23 - Be Prepared For Accidents

Campfire Yarn No. 24 - Accidents

Campfire Yarn No. 25 - Helping Others

Campfire Yarn No. 26 - Citizenship

Campfire Yarn No. 27 - Our Commonwealth and Empire

Campfire Yarn No. 28 - Our World-Wide Brotherhood

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