Publisher Description

Gathering around a campfire. Cooking food on a stick. Finding constellations. Telling ghost stories, then crawling into a sleeping bag and falling asleep to the amazing silence of the woods— no wonder camping is the top outdoor recreation activity among all Americans ages six and up.
A book that older kids can use on their own or that parents can share with younger children, "Camp Out " is a how-to, nature guide, crafts and activity center, cookbook, planner, and motivator. It covers all the basic skills but is also brimming with new ideas— the endlessly inventive author is Lynn Brunelle. Here's how to set up a home away from home— finding the ideal tenting site, making a fire pit, purifying water, going to the (environmentally sound) bathroom. Cook outdoors, with pantry tips and more than 20 recipes for fun foods from Chow Down Chili to Kick-the-Can Ice Cream to— everyone's favorite— S'mores. Tie knots and hitches, use a compass, read a map. There are lively, illustrated field guides to the major American ecosystems, from northeast woods to southwest canyons, prairie to beach, as well as guides to weather watching and star gazing. And dozens of activities, experiments, projects, crafts, and games, including the Stick-in-the-Mud Sun Clock, Campsite Pictographs, Fern Smash T-Shirt, Spore Print Placemats, Sand Candles at the Beach, Flashlight Fun, Shadow Animals, even favorite camp songs and the art of telling a great ghost story.

Author Biography

Lynn Brunelle, a four-time Emmy Award-winning writer for ""Bill Nye the Science Guy"," is the author of "Pop Bottle Science" and "Camp Out!". She lives on Bainbridge Island, Washington, with her husband and two children.

Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: Gearing Up How to Plan and What to Pack Chapter 2: Home Away From Home Setting Up Camp Chapter 3: Good Grub Fun Food for Hungry Campfolk Chapter 4: Camping Skills Tying Knots, Getting Around, and Staying Found Chapter 5: Something's in the Air Watching the Weather Chapter 6: What's Up? The Night Sky Chapter 7: Backpack Naturalist Experiments and Projects Chapter 8: Crafty Camping Outdoorsy Arts and Crafts Chapter 9: Letting Loose Campout Fun and Games Extras: Who Goes There?: Animal Tracks and Scent The Singing Camper's Book of Silly Songs

Prizes

Winner of Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) (Silver) 2007

Long Description

Gathering around a campfire. Cooking food on a stick. Finding constellations. Telling ghost stories, then crawling into a sleeping bag and falling asleep to the amazing silence of the woods-- no wonder camping is the top outdoor recreation activity among all Americans ages six and up. A book that older kids can use on their own or that parents can share with younger children, "Camp Out!" is a how-to, nature guide, crafts and activity center, cookbook, planner, and motivator. It covers all the basic skills but is also brimming with new ideas-- the endlessly inventive author is Lynn Brunelle. Here's how to set up a home away from home-- finding the ideal tenting site, making a fire pit, purifying water, going to the (environmentally sound) bathroom. Cook outdoors, with pantry tips and more than 20 recipes for fun foods from Chow Down Chili to Kick-the-Can Ice Cream to-- everyone's favorite-- S'mores. Tie knots and hitches, use a compass, read a map. There are lively, illustrated field guides to the major American ecosystems, from northeast woods to southwest canyons, prairie to beach, as well as guides to weather watching and star gazing. And dozens of activities, experiments, projects, crafts, and games, including the Stick-in-the-Mud Sun Clock, Campsite Pictographs, Fern Smash T-Shirt, Spore Print Placemats, Sand Candles at the Beach, Flashlight Fun, Shadow Animals, even favorite camp songs and the art of telling a great ghost story.

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