Figure 1.-- Here is the cover of The Scout annual for 1957. It emphasized the international aspects of Scouting. Click on the image here to see the back cover advertising other Scout publications.

The Scout annual for 1957 was like other issues, a copendium of the 1957 issues of The Scout, the British Scout Association tabloid bi-weekly publication. There was no new material published spdecifically for the annual. The material included "how to" articles, photographs of what DScouts around Britain were doing, exciting stories, puzzles, comics, and much more. The 1957 annual for example had an article on how to make a whistle from a sycamore branch. Other things were to do with knotting and wildlife such as unusual nesting places for birds. As with other annuals, the contents included various exciting stories. One in the 1957 annual was "Dangerous Holiday". There were many illustrations to go with these stories, such as one for "Dangerous Holiday". The caption read, "The man struggled desperately under the combined weight of the Owls." The Owls of course were a patrol of Scouts.