Robert Baden Powell: The Story of the Man Who Created the International Scout and Guide Movements (People Who Have Helped the World S.) - Hardcover

This series of short biographies covers the lives of 24 leading humanitarians, peacemakers and conservationists, all of whom have made a major contribution to the world around them. This book features the life of Robert Baden-Powell, a war hero who used his military talents to create the largest international peace-keeping youth movement in the world, the Scouts and the Girl Guides. He used the methods he learnt in the army to help capture youth interest and develop their team work, their sense of adventure and their love of nature. This book shows how Baden-Powell motivated young people by camping rough, tracking across country in all weathers and helping others. The success of the Scouts and Guides, argues the author is a reflection on the character and determination of this man. In 1990 there were over seven and a half million Guides and 16 million Scouts in over 150 countries - and the numbers are still growing.