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Author
Publisher
Coach House Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Once upon a time, a class of six-year-olds heads into the forest for a camping trip. The innocent children play games where they imagine monsters everywhere: the creaking of trees becomes a growl, a tree trunk becomes an ogre. But this fairy tale doesn't have a happy ending. Monsters really do exist: accidents, illness, the murderous impulses of a classmate. One by one, 'happily ever after' evaporates for the children and their chaperones, as, one...
Author
Series
Penelope perfect volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Determined to make it through the year's school camping trip without another meltdown, Penelope sets strict rules for herself and plans to bunk with her best friend in the hope of having a perfect weekend experience.
65) The camping trip
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Ernestine is beyond excited to go camping. She follows the packing list carefully (new sleeping bag! new flashlight! special trail mix made with Dad!) so she knows she is ready when the weekend arrives. But she quickly realizes that nothing could have prepared her for how hard it is to set up a tent, never mind fall asleep in it, or that swimming in a lake means that there will be fish -- eep! Will Ernestine be able to enjoy the wilderness, or will...
Author
Series
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Andy and Terry live in a 143-story treehouse. (It used to be a 130-story treehouse, but they built another thirteen stories.) Andy's been a bit stressed out lately, so Terry decides the perfect way to relax would be to head up to their new camping ground level for a much-needed vacation. But it turns out to be not quite as relaxing as planned. Terry forgets to pack the tent and the food, their attempt at fishing ends in disaster, the spooky campfire...
70) Clover the Bunny
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2016
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Clover the bunny and his friends are on their first camping trip. But when itchy spots appear on Clover's paws, only Dr. KittyCat knows how to make him better. Clover has two-color art inside! Supercute photographs of real puppies and kittens combine with hand-drawn green line art for a completely unique look.
Author
Series
Scaredy Squirrel volume 7
Publisher
Kids Can Press/Mélanie Watt Productions
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Scaredy Squirrel takes a trip through the campground and finds out the wilderness is meant to be enjoyed up close.
Author
Series
Publisher
Smart Guide Publications
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
If you would like to begin hiking and/or camping, but do not feel confident about your abilities, then this book is definitely for you. The author draws on his own six decades of camping and hiking. His parents took him camping for the first time in the high country of Yosemite National Park when he was only a year old, and he continued the outdoor tradition with his own family.
74) Do you know me?
Author
Series
Tally (Libby Scott) volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Tally Olivia Adams is a twelve-year-old (just) autistic girl faced with the prospect of a week-long end-of-the-year class trip, which worries her, because there will be "teams" and "activities" and "competition" all of which terrifies her, especially when she finds out she is not bunking with her friend Aleksandra; the other girls on her team are often nasty, especially Skye--and Tally needs all the life-skills she has learned to cope with and expose...
Author
Series
Publisher
Square Fish
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"As if simply being fourteen-years-old weren't bad enough -- what with the usual teenage angst and uncertainty, Vicky Austin's always comforting and reliable home life is changing completely. Her brother John is going off to college in the fall. Maggy, an orphan taken in by the Austins two years ago, has gone to live with her legal guardian. And the rest of Vicky's family is moving from their quiet house in the country to the heart of New York City....
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
©2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
George cannot wait to go on his first camping trip with the Beaver Scouts, but once in the wilderness his magical super burp returns, awakening animals including, perhaps, the Ferocious Furry Frog.
Author
Publisher
Falcon
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Think outside the big-box hotels and discover North America's most inspiring outdoor getaways. In the first guide of its kind, authors Mike and Anne Howard of the acclaimed blog HoneyTrek.com dive into the origins of glamping and the 21st-century craving for unconventional experiences that effortlessly connect us with nature, loved ones, and ourselves. Each chapter of Comfortably Wild offers a unique way to vacation, like the boutique farmstays in...
80) Bo the brave
Author
Series
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In order to earn their Bravery Patches, Bo and the other unicorns of Sparklegrove Forest have to camp out in the forest for three nights; but the night is full of frightening noises, and when a misunderstanding offends some pixies, the unicorns resolve to face their fears and confront the "monsters" who are stealing the pixies' houses.
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