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by Rebecca Wood Barrett (Author), Jaimie Macgibbon (Illustrator)
Summer camp isn't quite what Henry expected.
Henry was ready for a fun summer with friends at a mountain bike camp in the wilderness. However, the head counsellor, Shifty, seems more interested in putting them to work hammering nails and hauling building supplies, instead of teaching bike skills and lighting campfires. Worse still, every time Henry tries to find a bit of freedom, something goes wrong! When Henry is reunited with his old pal Yarp (an extinct short-faced bear) and his fellow yarpies, things start to look up. Henry even discovers that what the campers thought were lake monsters are actually a herd of gentle mega sloths from the Ice Age era. But everything changes when the smoke appears. A forest fire is headed their way and with Shifty nowhere to be found, the kids and their megafauna friends have to band together to escape.
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This is no ordinary summer camp. Henry was all set for a fun summer with friends, but Camp Bushwhacker isn't what he expected. Instead of making campfires and mountain biking, the campers are hammering nails and hauling building supplies. And something is always going wrong! Things start to look up when Henry discovers a herd of mega sloths from the last ice age and his old pal Yarp, an extinct short-faced bear! But then one of the campers spots a forest fire in the distance. With no camp counselor in sight, can Henry, Yarp and their friends band together to get everyone to safety?
Author Biography
Rebecca Wood Barrett is an award-winning writer and filmmaker living in Whistler, BC. Her chapter book My Best Friend Is Extinct was a finalist for the Red Cedar Award and won the Chocolate Lily Award. Her short fiction has been published in Room and The Antigonish Review. Rebecca is a passionate advocate for the literary arts and enjoys supporting writers of all ages in their creative-writing adventures.
Jaimie MacGibbon is a children's illustrator living in a small mountain town in British Columbia. When she's not creating art, you can find her digging in the garden, reading a good book or participating in community theater. Jaimie is a self-taught artist, and she enjoys working with both traditional and digital media. She loves using expressive line work, playing with light and creating characters full of life.
