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Summary
Summary
In the eighth book of Nancy Krulik's popular George Brown, Class Clown series, George Brown is going on his first camping trip with his scout troop. After a trial run with his dad in the backyard, George can't wait to head out into the wilderness. It doesn't take long, though, for the Super Burp to drown out the soothing sounds of babbling brooks and bird calls. Too bad there's no such thing as a bug spray for burps!
Author Notes
Author Nancy Krulik graduated from Temple University. Before becoming a free-lance author, she was the editor of Scholastic's Hot Dog and Thrills and Chills magazines. She has written over 200 books for children and young adults including biographies of Hollywood's hottest young stars and teen and preteen advice books. She is best known for writing the Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo series and the How I Survived Middle School series.
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Reviews (1)
School Library Journal Review
Gr 2-4-Krulik's beginning chapter book series is designed to appeal to elementary-aged children who love being grossed out by a goofball kid with a prodigious burp. Here George and his friend Alex join their nemesis, Louie, and his posse on a camping trip with the Beaver Scouts. Hapless Troop Leader Buttonwood clumsily leads the boys into the woods to learn about camp cooking, fire safety, canoeing, hiking, and scary storytelling. Times have changed, and two girls are also welcomed into the troop, to the initial annoyance of the boys. They will be glad later. Narrator Jonathan Todd Ross voices the best "magical super burp" sound ever, which burbles unbidden out of George at the most inopportune times, and is accompanied by ridiculous comic antics. Ross ably creates different voices for each character, but his metier is creating realistic sound effects, which greatly enhances this recording. The story is stuffed with onomatopoeia, bing-bonging and ping-ponging through all the practical jokes. A better title might include the word "camping," as that is the focus of the story, while toileting in the woods is only one small detail. As the scouts say, "Be prepared" to be entertained by this audio performance if you are a boy under the age of nine.-Lonna Pierce, MacArthur Elementary School, Binghampton, NY (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
