Thousands of children attended summer camps in twentieth-century Ontario. Did parents simply want a break, or were broader developments at play? The Nurture of Nature explores the history of summer camps and sheds light on a wider...
Camping
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Author:Wall, SharonSummary: -
Author:Watt, MélanieSummary:Uncomfortable with the idea of camping outdoors, Scaredy Squirrel engages in a camping venture on his couch away from mosquitoes, skunks and zippers and hopes to watch a camping show on his new television, which requires him to hunt for...
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Author:Patterson, James, Tebbetts, ChrisSummary:After a rough summer, Rafe has just learned that he's going to be held back a year unless he can prove himself on an outdoor survival excursion--complete with dangerous white-water rafting, dizzying rock climbing, and fanatical...
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Author:Salisbury, GrahamSummary:In 1975, eleven Boy Scouts, their leaders, and some new friends camping at Halape, Hawaii, find their survival skills put to the test when a massive earthquake strikes, followed by a tsunami.
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Author:Hanson, EdSummary:These traditional reads are brimming with spirited characters and positive values—but with a little extra excitement and bite, so hold on to your hats! Written expressly for the middle grade struggling reader, the series does not...
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Author:Slipperjack, RubySummary:A young Ojibway girl, struggling over the fact that her father has died, spends summers in the bush with her grandmother and finds her own identity and voice.
Eleven-year-old Ray feels like a misfit at school and in her family....
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Author:Buckeridge, AnthonySummary:'Right! Stand by for orders to lower away. I'm going to take charge at the reception base. And don't worry... This is one of my guaranteed foolproof plans. It can't possibly go wrong!' Term is over and, after a...
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Author:Watt, MélanieSummary:Scaredy Squirrel is not too comfortable with the idea of camping ? unless it's on his couch! There will be no mosquitoes, skunks or zippers to worry about when he watches a show about the joys of camping on his brand-new TV. But first...
- Author:Poirier, VanessaSummary:
Le camping est un passe-temps que j’affectionne maintenant énormément. C’est la seule façon de mettre au repos le petit hamster que j’ai dans ma tête et d’enfin pouvoir relaxer pleinement. Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais j’ai tendance à...
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Author:Hodgson, MichaelSummary:You love the great outdoors, but you’re not always sure the great outdoors loves you. You can pitch a tent, start a campfire, build furniture by lashing tree branches together—in theory anyway! But while you may not have gotten your...
- Author:FRANCIS, Stella M.Summary:
Teenager Hazel Edwards and the other twelve members of the Flamingo Camp-Fire Girls experience some real adventure when they are invited to spend part of their summer as guests of Hazel’s elderly aunt on her large country...
- Author:Plaisted, CarolineSummary:
Le printemps est arrivé et c’est la période du camp annuel des Brownies de la première unité de Badenbridge ! Les filles se rendent à Waddow Hall pour une fin de semaine de camping ayant pour thème le cirque. Mais Ellie n’est jamais...
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Author:Dooley, SarahSummary:After their trailer home and all their belongings are burned, twelve-year-old Ember and her Wiccan family move to a lakeside campground where Ember's anguish over losing her dog, as well as her friendship with the boy she fears...
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Author:Look, LenoreSummary:When Alvin's father takes him camping to instill a love of nature, like that of their home-town hero Henry David Thoreau, Alvin makes a new friend and learns that he can be brave despite his fear of everything.
- Author:March, EmilySummary:
Betrayed by those she trusted, Lili decides she's put her career first for too long. She sells her practical sedan, buys a travel trailer, and heads to Eternity Springs for a summer of rest, relaxation, and reassessment as the newest...
