Camping: A Mr. and Mrs. Green Adventure

by Keith Baker, Keith Baker (Illustrator)

Overview

This treasured selection from Meet Mr. and
Mrs. Green is now a stand-alone Green
Light Reader. Level 2 readers will enjoy
hiking along with the Greens as they follow
picture clues and a round about trail to
a camp-out spot in their own backyard!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780547745596
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/07/2012
Series:	Green Light Readers Level 2
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	511,555
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	430L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Keith Baker has written and illustrated many well-loved picture books and early chapter books, including several about the charming and lovable Mr. and Mrs. Green. Two of his best-known picture books, Hide and Snake and Who Is the Beast?, are about animals. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Keith Baker has written and illustrated many well-loved picture books and early chapter books, including several about the charming and lovable Mr. and Mrs. Green. Two of his best-known picture books, Hide and Snake and Who Is the Beast?, are about animals. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

Editorial Reviews

"Engaging, sitcom-style humor based on personality differences and securely attuned to the intended audience."—Kirkus —

From the Publisher

A practical alligator and her more excitable husband plan a camping trip in this slightly reformatted chapter taken from Meet Mr. and Mrs. Green (2002). "We need food and water," proposes Mrs. Green. "Like chocolate bars and marshmallows," responds Mr. Green. "And soda pop!" Though Mr. Green's enthusiasm flags when Mrs. Green mentions a map--"There could be dark, mysterious woods, strange, eerie sounds, spooky, glowing eyes, sharp, pointy teeth, and mosquitoes!"--he brightens again when the trek ends in their own backyard. Distinguished by a string of pearls (for her, unsurprisingly) and a necktie (for him, ditto), the otherwise identical bright green couple poses amid a clutter of comfy domestic details in Baker's small but open-edged cartoon illustrations. Neither here nor in the likewise republished Cookies (from On the Go with Mr. and Mrs. Green, 2006) have either the art or the page design been significantly altered, but as single episodes, the stories may be less intimidating to newly independent readers than the original collections. Engaging, sitcom-style humor based on personality differences and securely attuned to the intended audience. (Early reader. 4-6)

Kirkus Reviews