Tacky Goes to Camp
Paperback – Picture Book, May 22, 2012
HarperCollins · Paperback · May 22, 2012
Tacky and his fellow penguins are off to summer camp in Nice Icy Land to enjoy themselves while Rock Hopping, Line Dancing, and playing Capture the Ice Cube.
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- Who it’s for
- Summer-camp games, scary stories, and Tacky’s unexpected heroics make for a playful picture-book adventure.
- Themes
- Summer camp, Unexpected heroism, Spooky stories
- Genres
- Penguin Stories, Funny Stories, Camping & Outdoor Adventures
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Tacky and his fellow penguins are off to summer camp in Nice Icy Land to enjoy themselves while Rock Hopping, Line Dancing, and playing Capture the Ice Cube. One night, they gather around the campfire to sing, eat s’mores, and tell scary stories. But after going to bed, something straight out of one of their scary stories pays the sleeping penguins a visit.
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Goodly, Lovely, Angel, Neatly, and Perfect think they should high-tail it out of there, but it is Tacky—with some unexpected heroics—who saves the day. Includes lyrics to the official Camp Whoopihaha song!
Campfire Mischief
Summer-camp games, scary stories, and Tacky’s unexpected heroics make for a playful picture-book adventure.
Come here for
- Penguins at camp, from line dancing to Capture the Ice Cube
- A campfire turn toward spooky fun
Expect
- Playful camp antics with a dash of suspense
- Lyrics to the Camp Whoopihaha song
Where it sits
| Camping & Outdoor Adventures | 68% |
|---|---|
| Penguin Stories | 56% |
| Funny Stories | 44% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Action & Adventure
- Bird Stories
- Penguin Stories
- Horror & Ghost Stories
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- Funny Stories
- Polar Regions Stories
- Camping & Outdoor Adventures
- Growing Up
- Authors
- Helen Lester
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- May 22, 2012
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Summer camp · Unexpected heroism · Spooky stories
- Reading lane
- Action & Adventure