The Kids Campfire Book: Official Book of Campfire Fun (Family Fun) - Softcover

Drake, Jane; Love, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550745395 ISBN 13: 9781550745399

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 1996

Synopsis

This book in the Family Fun series has everything you need to know about having a fun and safe campfire. This collection of outdoor activities, games, stories, songs and more is for kids and families to share around the campfire. It includes tips on how to find the best campfire site, identify animal cries at night and locate constellations. Kids will also find out how to make pizza over an open fire, tell a spooky ghost story, or create musical instruments for a sing-along. With more than 125 pages of fun things to do around a campfire, this is the perfect book for every camper, canoeist and camp counsellor!

About this title

About the Author:

Jane Drake, with her co-author and sister Ann Love, has co-authored many award-winning non fiction books for kids including The Kids Book of the Night Sky, The Kids Book of the Far North, The Kids Cottage Book, and most recently, Alien Invaders: Species that Threaten Our World. Their works usually have an environmental flavor. Jane lives in Toronto.

From Booklist:

Gr. 4^-6. Whether readers are novice or experienced campers, the information presented in this in-depth exploration of camping will make their next excursions into the woods enjoyable, successful, and safe. A wide variety of pertinent topics is included: how to select the right wood for the specific type of fire that is being built; recipes for food to cook over an open fire; games to play; songs, complete with the music and lyrics, to sing; ghost stories for spine-tingling telling; helpful hints for interacting--or not--with wildlife and insects; guides to viewing the night sky; and the appropriate gear for sleeping under the stars. Black-and-white illustrations are scattered throughout the lively, readable text. Safety precautions and the need for adult supervision and/or assistance are mentioned when necessary. Similar in format to books in the Brown Paper Schoolbook series, this extensive guidebook will entice young readers to pack up their camping equipment, gather up their friends, and head for the nearest campground--even if it is only the backyard. April Judge

About this edition

• Publisher: Kids Can Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 1550745395
• ISBN 13: 9781550745399
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Collins Heather