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Summer camps have a long tradition in the United States and are only growing in popularity as parents work year-round while the majority of schools maintain a schedule incorporating a long summer break . Local day-camp options abound , making it easier and more affordable for more parents to keep kids active , learning and having fun during break . While more expensive and not for every family , sleepover camps remain popular too and offer the opportunity for kids to explore new environments , learn new skills and make new friends all independently and away from their routines at home . Memories made at camp often endure and so it should be no surprise that a “ summer camp ” search for books on Bookelicious results in a long list of choices for all ages . Here are some of our favorites :
Swim , Mo , Swim ! ( Mo Jackson # 5 ) by David A . Adler ( Author ) Sam Ricks ( Illustrator ) Reading Level : K − 1st Grade Series : Mo Jackson
Moon Camp
Reading Level : K − 1st Grade What if summer camp was in outer space ? by Barry Gott ( Author )
Mo is going swimming in the fifth title of the perennially popular , Geisel Award-winning Level 2 readers series by David A . Adler !
It ’ s Field Day at summer camp and Mo ’ s group , the Guppies , is competing for extra ice cream ! He and his friends are doing their best at everything from the three-legged race to the potato sack race , and as the day nears its end , each group has won one medal each . It ’ s all on Mo to break the tie in the final event : swimming !
Summer is here ! But Jake doesn ’ t want to go to summer camp . Even if camp is on the moon . Sure enough , he gets lost during the nature hike , his air canoe springs a leak , there are scary noises at night and he ’ s pretty sure he ’ s allergic to moon dust . The worst part ? He misses home .
But then Sam arrives and maybe Moon Camp isn ’ t so bad after all ? Full of out-of-this-world humor , Moon Camp is a celebration of new adventures and the unexpected friends you make along the way .
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