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The other day I wrote about the new breed of TV adventurer including Bear Grylls - and now I've discovered he's become a children's author. Bear has already written bestselling books for adults which proved very popular but now he's targeting teenagers. Mission Survival: Gold of the Gods has just been published in paperback by Red Fox and has an attractive cover including a compass detail that changes image when you move it - I used to love a dinosaur ruler I had like that when I was 8! The publishers describe it as 'Full of real survival details and gruesome tips!' Which really appeals to me. The blurb says: "Beck Granger (same initials!) is facing certain death. He's lost in the Colombian jungle, with no GPS, no food, and no help but for two friends, with only a tattered map and a strange amulet guiding their way.But he has his survival skills - and if anyone can keep them alive, Beck can. Building rafts and shelter . . . Killing snakes. . . Finding water. . . Fending off shark attacks. . . He knows how to navigate any environment - but even he can't anticipate every danger . . . Hot on the trail of his kidnapped uncle, beck must race against time and the elements. Can he find the lost CITY OF GOLD and discover the secret of its people?" Sounds good, and there's no doubting Bear really knows his stuff when it comes to survival - ignore some of the press reports as Ranulph Fiennes says 'cheese soufffles don't climb Everest.' A quick check inside the cover at my local bookshop says the book is written by Bear and another author - so I'm guessing he had some help - but to be honest I'm surprised he finds the time to write at all. I've taken a look at his blog and he seems to be permanantly travelling - Siberia, Panama, Sahara, Sumatra, Zambia, Mexico ... incredible. I'll never complain about lack of time for writing again!