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Veteran camper Tammerie Spires began her forays into the out-of-doors as an eight- year-old, continued as a teen and young adult, and is still at it with her husband and their two preschoolers.

What keeps her camping--and has enlarged her enthusiasm for it--is discovering that "Camping with kids is laugh-out-loud fun." So is this book.

IF you want to camp but don't know how to start, Spires lays out the plan in bite-sized steps. Each one is clear and good-humored.

IF your kids are little, A Guide to Happy Family Camping will help you get them--and yourself--ready to go.

What to do when you get "there," what to eat, when and where to sleep, and who does what--Spires covers it all as a buoyant, yet experienced friend.

She wraps it all up with an exhaustive directory of Lists to make (Planning, Packing, and Preparing), of magazines and websites to consult, and of U.S. Parks and Wildlife Departments to visit and contact.