When We Go Camping
Written by Margriet Ruurs
Illustrated by Andrew Kiss
Picture book / Outdoors / Nature studies
Hardcover with Jacket 0-88776-476-2 US $14.95 / CAN $17.99
32 pages, 10" x 8"
Full-color throughout
All ages
What could be more fun than a day of camping? There's wood to chop for the campfire
and fish to catch for lunch. Then it's time to go exploring, climbing rocks,
splashing in mountain lakes while looking for minnows, and spying animals among
the shadows of the woods. As afternoon turns to evening, there's supper to get
ready and stargazing by the campfire before unrolling sleeping bags and the
end of a perfect day. Adding to the fun is a set of tracks on each page and
a hidden animal in each illustration!
When We Go Camping is as instructive as it is delightful. Each painting highlights the tracks of one animal, which curve from the text into the illustration, and readers can turn to a helpful glossary for more details about the wildlife depicted.
Review Vancouver Sun:
“This book is surprisingly entertaining because the author and illustrator
nail the experience of family camping. The story's emphasis is not on plot or
character but on taking the reader on his or her own nature adventure. Ruurs'
uses simple first-person prose that gives the book its you-are-there feeling.
There is magic in the images and richness in the details... An outstanding nature
book.”
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