No Baths at Camp

by Tamar Fox

Other authorsNatalia Vasquez (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2013

Status

Available

Call number

H SH E FOX

Publication

Kar-Ben Publishing (2013), 32 pages

Description

Hoping to avoid taking a bath, Max tells his mother about camp, where cleanliness comes from swimming and water balloon fights until Friday evening, when each camper takes a shower to prepare for Shabbat.

Library's rating

Library's review

This reads a bit like a promotional brochure for Jewish summer camp. There is really no story other than a boy telling his mom that he didn't have to take baths at camp, and listing the activities he enjoyed there. Perhaps a small child will like the repetition of the phrase "but there are NO BATHS
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AT CAMP!" It does portray Jewish summer camp as a fun experience, which most campers would agree that it is, and might spark an interest in attending at an older age. However, the age of children to whom picture books are read is a few years away from even the youngest overnight campers. - Marla S.
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Barcode

4034

Language

ISBN

0761381201 / 9780761381204
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