Gathering around a campfire. Cooking food on a stick. Finding constellations. Telling ghost stories, then crawling into a sleeping bag and falling asleep to the amazing silence of the woods - no wonder camping is the top outdoor recreation activity among children aged six and up. A book that older kids can use on their own or that parents can share with younger children, "Camp Out!" is a how-to, nature guide, crafts and activity centre, cookbook, planner, and motivator. It covers all the basic skills but is also brimming with new ideas - the endlessly inventive author is Lynn Brunelle. Here's how to set up a home away from home. The book includes dozens of activities, experiments, projects, crafts, and games, including the Stick-in-the-Mud Sun Clock, Campsite Pictographs, Fern Smash T-Shirt, Spore Print Placemats, Sand Candles at the Beach, Flashlight Fun, Shadow Animals, even favourite camp songs and the art of telling a great ghost story.

Stevie Bell solved the case of Truly Devious, and now she's taking her detecting skills abroad when she becomes embroiled in a mystery from 1990s England. Another pulse-pounding and laugh-out-loud stand-alone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson. Senior year at Ellingham Academy for Stevie Bell isn't going well. Her boyfriend, David, is studying in London. Her friends are obsessed with college applications. With the cold case of the century solved, Stevie is adrift. There is nothing to distract her from the questions pinging around her brain-questions about college, love, and life in general. Relief comes when David invites Stevie and her friends to join him for study abroad, and his new friend Izzy introduces her to a double-murder cold case. In 1995, nine friends from Cambridge University went to a country house and played a drunken game of hide-and-seek. Two were found in the woodshed the next day, murdered with an ax. The case was assumed to be a burglary gone wrong, but one of the remaining seven saw something she can't explain. This was no break-in. Someone's lying about what happened in the woodshed. Seven suspects. Two murders. One killer still playing a deadly game.

This exciting book introduces readers to the life and career of soccer star Lionel Messi. Colorful photos, fun facts, interesting sidebars, and a map of important places in his life make this a thrilling read for young sports fans. This Focus Readers series is at the Navigator level, aligned to reading levels of grades 3-5 and interest levels of grades 4-7.

This title invites readers to discover what is fun about basketball. Simple text, straightforward photos, and a photo glossary make this title the perfect primer on basketball.