S Is for S'mores: A Camping Alphabet (Sleeping Bear Press Sports & Hobbies) - Hardcover

James, Helen Foster

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1585363022 ISBN 13: 9781585363025

Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press, 2007

Synopsis

Next to baseball and fireworks on the Fourth of July, nothing else seems as American as the family camping trip. From what to pack, where to go, and what to do when you get there, S is for S'mores: A Camping Alphabet takes readers on an A-Z trail exploring this outdoor pastime. Veteran camper Helen Foster James tackles topics such as unique camping environments, equipment necessities, famous conservationists, and national parks and other attractions. Whether your idea of "roughing it" is a blanket in your own backyard or the subarctic ecosystem of Alaska's Denali National Park, S is for S'mores is a fun and informative guide that is sure to help campers of all ages make the most of their wilderness adventures.Helen Foster James started researching this book when she was four years old - that's when she went on her first camping trip. An educator for over 20 years, Helen is a lecturer for San Diego State University. Her first book, E is for Enchantment: A New Mexico Alphabet, was a WILLA Literary Award Finalist. Helen lives in San Diego, California. Lita Judge lives in New Hampshire with her husband. She studied geology and dug for dinosaurs before she turned to writing and illustrating children's books. Her love of nature, animals, science, and history inspires her art.

About this title

About the Author:

Helen Foster James, author of S is for S’Mores: A Camping Alphabet, started researching for this book when she was just four- years old---when she went on her first camping trip! Since that time, she has been on more than one hundred camping trips, including backpacking down (and up!) the Grand Canyon, hiking to the top of Sierra Mountain passes, and canoeing down the Colorado River. She even met her husband on a camping trip to Catalina Island.
She is also the author of E is for Enchantment: A New Mexico Alphabet (Sleeping Bear Press), for which she received a WILLA Literary Finalist award by Women Writing the West. For more information, please visit her website at helenfosterjames.com.

Teacher guides for S is for S’mores and E is for Enchantment can be downloaded from Sleeping Bear Press
Illustrator Lita Judge lives in Peterborough, New Hampshire, with her husband and cat. She grew up with grandparents, who were well-known ornithologists and were responsible for starting "the Action," the movement in which many Americans sent food, clothing, and scientific materials to Europeans after World War II.

About this edition

• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1585363022
• ISBN 13: 9781585363025
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Judge Lita