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Simple Ways to Build Mental Resilience
Series: Young Explorers
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Bear Grylls draws on his survival experience to share the principles that have helped him overcome fear, develop a positive mindset, and live life with confidence. Written with emotional health advocate Will Van Der Hart, Mind Fuel for Young Explorers offers you practical ways to increase...
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Description
Bear Grylls draws on his survival experience to share the principles that have helped him overcome fear, develop a positive mindset, and live life with confidence.
Written with emotional health advocate Will Van Der Hart, Mind Fuel for Young Explorers offers you practical ways to increase your resilience, combat stress, and learn more about yourself.
Brilliantly illustrated throughout and including new introductions from Bear, come and explore topics like motivation, courage, relationships, self-care, and determination.
We've teamed up with children's experts to handpick the best bits of Bear's book for grownups, Mind Fuel, to create this relevant guide for whatever life throws at you.
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Bear Grylls draws on his survival experience to share the principles that have helped him overcome fear, develop a positive mindset, and live life with confidence. Written with emotional health advocate Will Van Der Hart, Mind Fuel for Young Explorers offers you practical ways to increase your resilience, combat stress, and learn more about yourself. Brilliantly illustrated throughout and including...Paperback$2199Elsewhere:$2499Unit price /UnavailableOut 19 Jan 2027Pre-order -
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781399806756
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 October 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Bear Grylls (Author) br Bear Grylls is probably the most recognisable face of adventure on the planet.
He is a former 21 SAS soldier, who went on to become one of the youngest ever climbers of Mt Everest, despite breaking his back in a free-fall accident only months earlier.
From Everest he has gone on to host more extreme adventure TV shows across more global networks than anyone in history.
Bear's shows include the legendary Discovery channel show MAN Vs WILD and the hit show RUNNING WILD with Bear Grylls, now in its eighth season on National Geographic Channel and Disney Plus.
His guests have included: Will Ferrell, Bradley Cooper, Roger Federer, Julia Roberts, plus President Obama, Prime Minister Modi of India and many others.
Bear currently hosts the hit Netflix series Bear Hunt where he takes 12 celebrities to the jungle, trains them up, before hunting and tracking them down. This became the Number One show on Netflix.
He is a double BAFTA & EMMY winner, a family man, and a No. 1 bestselling author who has sold over 20 million books.
He is the Honorary Colonel to the British Royal Marine Commandos, & the first ever Chief Ambassador to 55 million young Scouts worldwide.
He is married to Shara with 3 sons. They live part of the year off grid on a small remote Welsh island.brbr
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