No Power Needed: How to make fire, read the sky, find your way, and see what everyone else walks past

By Lena Sparks

There is a spot near where you live that you walk past every day.
This is a short book about what happens when you stop and look at it.

It is written for a young reader who finds most books slow going. The chapters are short. Every sentence carries one thought. There is one real thing to go do in each chapter, the same afternoon you read it.

What is inside:
- Claim one ordinary place near home and return to it until it comes alive.
- Tell a calm bird from one sounding the alarm, and find what set it off.
- Read clouds and a wind shift to guess the next few hours.
- Find the North Star, and a rough direction from the sun.
- Carve one real thing from a found stick, and build a fire the right way, with an adult alongside.

No gear. No screens. No survival drama. Just you, a place you already know, and a way of paying attention that turns it into the most alive place you have.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H6VJSFQW
• ISBN13: 9798184589220
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"