Wolf Camp
Exciting hikes explore nature and some of the interesting places at the Tyson Research Center. This summer, campers will be learning all about Adaptations! Learn how our wolves and other canids are specially adapted to survive in different parts of the world — from the mountain dwelling Mexican wolf to the desert fennec fox. If you are interested in a camp scholarship, please fill out the form below and send it to back to the Center.
In the summer of , the Wolf Center is offering a camp for preschool campers, ages 4 and 5. The camp will be a half-day camp that introduces young campers to wolves and Missouri wildlife. Camp is 9 a. Before care is available upon request. I would probably include this book in my classroom.
I think that it is a very fun story about doing what you love, and that students would enjoy reading it. Apr 15, Juli rated it it was amazing Shelves: I gravitated toward this book because 1.
It was a camp book, 2. It has dogs, and 3. Everyone needs a good laugh and this picture book has it! After reading through, I found there were even more reasons to love this fun story. It's told in First Person. Homer is a hoot! And he may exaggerate just a bit. It's fun to read aloud! My fifth graders loved it, my mom l I gravitated toward this book because 1.
My fifth graders loved it, my mom loved it, my writing group loved it! And I enjoyed reading it over and over again. I'm adding this book to my pile of mentor text and reading it again to anyone who hasn't heard it. Jan 04, Lara rated it really liked it Shelves: As a servant to a cat who thinks he's more ferocious and wild than he is, I felt like I knew Homer and his deep-seated belief that he's at least part wolf.
The illustrations are very cute. And I would like to know why Fang includes instructions to "Never trust a squirrel" in his new camper lecture! This is a good book about following dreams and exploring possibilities. It would also be a good read for kids hea As a servant to a cat who thinks he's more ferocious and wild than he is, I felt like I knew Homer and his deep-seated belief that he's at least part wolf.
It would also be a good read for kids heading off for their first overnights or stay-away camps. In my world, this would be and probably will be a silly addition to a storytime on dogs or wolves or summer camps. Jan 25, Brittany Hart rated it it was amazing Shelves: Homer so desperately wants to go to Wolf Camp after finding the flyer for it. He is able to convince his people to let him go. After he gets there, he makes a few friends and they all realize just how hard Wolf Camp is.
Can they make it though the whole visit?
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This book is adorable and I feel like my dog would have been the same way! I love to see pets personified, because I like to think of my pets as part of the family, and giving them a voice makes that easier. This would be great in the classr Homer so desperately wants to go to Wolf Camp after finding the flyer for it.
This would be great in the classroom as a fun random read. I think students would love to sit down on a carpet and read this story after a long day of class. Sep 29, Emily Shaw rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book was very cute and it wasn't what I excepted it to be.
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This book is about taking a chance and the lesson learned from it. At the beginning, Homer the dog was nervous about staying at the camp. However, once he got the feel for it he was more comfortable and didn't want to leave. I would read this book again or to my class. This book taught me to go after my dreams, because it will be worth it in the end. Mar 11, Diane rated it liked it Shelves: Where every dog can live as a wolf - for an entire week! Though he enjoys camp, the food is yucky and a bit hairy and he longs for home. He even writes a letter to his family.
But in the end, he earns his status as an honorary wolf and happily returns to his family. Mar 13, Marfita rated it really liked it. Wonderful and funny illustrations show the tale of a dog who wants to go to Wolf Camp. First he has to drop hints. When he gets there he makes friends, but being a wolf isn't what he thought. So, like Allan Sherman, he writes a letter home from camp. We don't see the moment of change, but the dogs gradually adjust to their life in the wild - even eating food with hair on it. Dec 16, Ang rated it liked it. He is clearly a dog.
But sometimes he acts a little bit woflish. So when an invitation to Wolf Camp-where every dog can live as a wolf for a week-arrives in themail, well, he just has to go It's Wolf Campt or bust!
This is adorable and is a must read for dog lovers. A bunch of house dogs go away to summer camp, only summer camp for dogs is a camp run by wolves to help domesticated dogs get in touch with their ancestral inner wolf. Jul 30, Amy rated it really liked it.
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I'm on the fence about using this as a whole class mentor text for writing Jun 13, Pam rated it liked it Shelves: Homer the dog longs to explore his wolf side. He persuades his family to send him to Wolf Camp. He discovers that being a wolf is not all fun. However, he has a great week and still feels a tiny part wolf when he gets back home. Green Chamber of Commerce. Puyallup National Historic Fish Hatchery.
National Wildlife Federation Pacific. Wolf Camp and the Conservation College 18 November at Glacier cores reveal Icelandic volcano that plunged Europe into darkness. In the American Southwest, a unique species of wolf unlike any other is making a comeback. Once extinct in the wild, the little known Mexican gray wolf has slowly…. My daughter was very pleased with her first experience with Wolf day camp.