Honorary Chief of the Black Creek Cherokee of Florida, river-rafter, and backwoods guide, Willy Whitefeather has lived in the wilderness for many years. When he found almost all of the how-to-survive-in-the-woods books were written for grown-ups, he sat down and wrote this book for his grandchildren and for kids everywhere so they could learn how to "make it back safe".

Willy compares life on the river to the "river of life", and shows kids how to avoid or survive the many obstacles encountered in both environments. Hand-lettered and fully illustrated in the cartoon style that made Willy's first book, Outdoor Survival Manual for Kids so popular.

THE NOTEBOOKS OF WILLY WHITEFEATHER: When Willy Whitefeather's notebooks arrived at my home, I was a bit perplexed as to how I would capture their essence. They reminded me so much of my own notes, the ones I take when having mystical experiences, which are often only understandable to me. In my case, my notes are also illegible. But Willy's notes were very readable and filled with beautiful art. How would I compile and really interpret these writings? How would I do them justice? But then, it came to me that it was the notes themselves that had value, in their rawest form; because these are...