Canoe Challenge

• Launch title in Alastair Humphreys’ exciting new series, Adventure Explorers, bringing his real-world adventures to a new generation of young readers
• Bestselling author and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, with over 100,000 books sold worldwide, including The Boy Who Biked the World
• Perfect for middle-grade readers (ages 9–12) – combining thrilling adventure, sibling teamwork, and lessons about resilience, curiosity, and the natural world
• Blends real geography and history with fiction, following the trail of Lewis and Clark while exploring modern America and the spirit of discovery

Tom’s the boy who biked the world. Lucy’s the girl who rowed across the ocean.
Together they are the Adventure Explorers!
Tom and his sister Lucy are no strangers to adventure. But now they are ready for their biggest challenge yet – teaming up for a joint expedition.

Inspired by great explorers, they set out to retrace an epic journey across America by canoe. Two hundred years ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark travelled into the wilderness; now it’s Tom and Lucy’s turn to paddle along mighty rivers, battle wild rapids and camp beneath endless starry skies.

Along the way they discover what has changed – technology, the size of towns and cities, the people who live in them – and what has stayed the same: the physical hardship, the camaraderie and the pure thrill of adventure.

Travel with them as they journey into history, test themselves against the wild and prove that exploration is never out of date.