Grab your tents, sleeping bags and marshmallows! Mr Bambuckle and 12B are off on a camping adventure in Tim Harris' third book, Mr Bambuckle's Remarkables Go Wild.
Camping doesn't start well for Damon Dunst who forgets to pack his tent. Luckily Mr Bambuckle has a spare tent. DO read Damon's instructions for 'How to put up a Tent', but DON'T follow them! When their tents have been set up and the students are relaxing around the fire toasting marshmallows, the last person they expect to be lurking in the bushes is the dreaded Miss Frost! Armed with a GPS and a thick folder of rules, the assistant principal has arrived to ensure Mr Bambuckle and 12B are following the rules because she believes 'discipline is the new order' and is still looking for an opportunity to fire Mr Bambuckle. However, Mr Bambuckle is already prepared and his motto of 'kindness and team work' empowers his students to work together to support each other when the nasty Miss Frost reveals her plans.
Canteen Carol is back and this time Mr Bambuckle expertly twists their hilarious conversation so she unwittingly agrees to supply food for their camp meals. Led by Slugger, the class work together to create an impressive meal on the first evening, ending with a mouth-watering dessert of Belgian-chocolate-dipped fairy bread garnished with flakes of toffee-caramel. Can you believe Miss Frost chose to eat her own food instead??
Unfortunately, but not surprising, Miss Frost is a person who holds a grudge and suspects it was Scarlett who used PhotoCrop to transport her to South America. Miss Frost is out for revenge and has planned a high-tech hide and seek challenge using her GPS to track down the students. We experience the challenge through Miffy Armstrong's eyes as she tries to overcome her fear of hurdles and the students work together as a team to win. However, it's Scarlett's courage that shines through in the end.
Thanks to their inspiring and mysteriously well planned teacher, the students in 12B continue to have fun and learn a lot about themselves and each other during their adventures in the wilderness. There are lots of laughs with Mr Bambuckle's witty puns, Damon's attempts to get to sleep; Vinnie's lesson about sucking up and Myra and Albert's Morse Code chat. I don't know about you, but I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for the speckled-dagger vulture when I'm on my walks!
Stay tuned for Mr Bambuckle's Remarkables on the Lookout in early 2019 when Vex Vron goes missing...
Happy reading!