Freddy Goes Camping [Mass Market Paperback]

Walter R. Brooks (Author), Kurt Wiese (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 14, 2003 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Freddy the Pig is going undercover. When Mr. Camphor tells Freddy about an abandoned summer hotel and the unfriendly ghosts that live there, Freddy smells a rat-Simon the rat. Determined to find out just what his old enemy is up to, Freddy needs the perfect cover-up: camping! So Freddy packs up the sleeping bags, tents, and frying pans and heads out to the woods to expose Simon's scheme. But when the evil Mr. Eha starts skulking about, Freddy and his pals know that they'll have to do some serious detecting to get to the bottom of the mystery.

Illustrated by Kurt Wiese.

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Welcome back, you paragon of porkers! -- The Washington Post Book World

About the Author

Walter R. Brooks died in 1958 after writing 26 Freddy the Pig books.

Kurt Wiese illustrated over 400 books, nineteen of which he also wrote, before his death in 1974.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Puffin; First Edition edition (April 14, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 014230249X
• ISBN-13: 978-0142302491
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #408,327 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Freddy and the ghosts, May 11, 2001

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James K. Burk (Wichita, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freddy Goes Camping (Paperback)

This may well be the best of the Freddy books written by Walter R. Brooks (its only competition is Freddy the Magician). Children and adults alike will find this one of the most fun books they've ever read. I can still remember the delicious chills I felt when reading this book at twelve, and still enjoy reading it today. As usual, Freddy gets into trouble trying to help friends -- Mr. Camphor to get rid of his aunts and an innkeeper whose hotel is haunted.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Very Best Freddy Books, April 13, 2009

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Ralph White (New England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Freddy Goes Camping (Hardcover)

Mean people will always be trying to do bad things, but as long as the nice people, like Mr. Camphor, have Freddy on their side, things are bound to turn out right. Mean old Mr. Anderson tries to trick Mr. Camphor out of his nice hotel on the lake, and very nearly gets away with it. Fortunately, our favorite farm animals come to the rescue. My favorite parts were when Freddy was paddling across the lake and back. I also liked when Miss Minerva whacked Mr. Anderson on the head with a frying pan. Ouch!

And it's a good thing that they stopped Mr. Anderson from taking over Mr. Camphor's hotel, because you can guess what his next target was: the Bean farm! If there was any doubt in your mind how bad Mr. Anderson was, just listen to this: he kicks dogs!

Of course we also get treated to Freddy's wisdom: "Like all chipmunks, he spoke jerkily, stamping his feet, flicking his tail, and giving continual little jumps, as if he felt pins being stuck in him. This sort of thing makes chipmunks very difficult to hold an orderly conversation with."

All in all this has got to be near the top of anyone's list when it comes to deciding which Freddy book to read next. You won't be disappointed.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, wow,wow,wow,wow. Need I say more?, October 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Freddy Goes Camping (A Freddy Adventure) (Hardcover)

My first encouner with Freddy the pig left me feeling like I had just found Tut's tomb. His stories are loaded with treasures-wit, well-developed characters, and clear evidence that Brooks understood and RESPECTED children's intellect and character. Two foretrotters Up!!