Curiously, one edition omits the word "up" from the title.

The book was a reworking of the famous Scouting for Boys.

Several chapters on childcare, nursing and housewifery had been inserted and stories of heroic women and girls were sometimes substituted for the male ones.

The book also contained the enrolment ceremony and details of the second- and first-class tests.

Throughout the early years of Guiding, movements in different countries started publishing their own handbooks as well.