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Adventure Camp (The Hub)

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Reality show puts kids face-to-face with animals.

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Parents need to know that this reality series gives kids an exciting and informative look at a variety of animal species. Viewers get to live vicariously through the eight young show participants as they experience close encounters with sea mammals, reptiles, and more -- and learn the responsibilities involved in caring for such animals. Kids who are squeamish about reptiles and other wild creatures may not enjoy all the encounters.

Positive messages: The eight camp participants are a culturally diverse group. Teamwork is emphasized in many of the tasks and challenges, and the kids show an impressive amount of maturity and responsibility when dealing with the animals.
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Families can talk about the various animals featured in each episode and how the camp participants handled each task or encounter. How did the kids react during their animal encounters? What was impressive about the way they handled their tasks or challenges? Who do you think showed the most maturity and responsibility during the tasks? Do you think you'd like getting up close and personal with alligators and whales? What animals would you for sure not want to see up close? Why?

What's the story?

What's the story?
ADVENTURE CAMP, an engaging reality show on the Discovery Kids channel, follows eight young teens -- Melissa, Bill, Kimmy, Brandon, Chad, Domonique, David, and Sadie -- who were chosen from a pool of applicants to participate in a summer camp at Orlando's Sea World, where they learn what it takes to be an animal trainer and zookeeper. From animal-feeding assignments to excursions in the Everglades to getting up close and personal with whales and dolphins, there's always something to do -- and the tasks aren't always that easy. There's a big incentive for the kids to do their best every step of the way: After each task or adventure, the camp directors decide which person or persons stood out during the exercise, and the winners receive a bead to add to a string that they wear all the time. Everyone who accumulates 20 beads by the end of camp gets a surprise, which the camp directors keep a secret till the very end -- but they promise it will be the experience of a lifetime.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

The kids' close encounters with reptiles, birds, marine mammals, and fish make for fascinating viewing. Tweens and young teens watching the program get to live vicariously through the kids on screen while finding out all kinds of intriguing things about the animals. In addition to the information the camp directors offer when they introduce each new species, facts about the species also appear briefly on screen -- such as average dimensions and what the critter's diet consists of.

Viewers are sure to be drawn in by the enthusiasm of these eight lucky kids as they compete for beads, bond with each other, and make wondrous discoveries. It's great to see a show for tweens and teens that conveys such excitement about -- and respect for -- the animal world. And who knows, it may inspire a few animal-related careers along the way?

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TV Rating: TV-Y7
Network: The Hub
Cast: Guy Nickerson
Genre: Reality TV
Where to watch: The Hub
This review was written by Larisa Wiseman
 
 

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hillo
teen, 15 years old
 
It's the best show in the world!!!!
I would love to be on the show, Adventure Camp!!!!!!!
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lexi444
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I think that Adventure Camp a great show that exposes children to a wide variety of animals. The show enables viewers to watch as young kids encounter animals, new friendships, and many adventures. Adventure Camp is a great show that can be enjoyed by people of all ages.
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Katherine ...
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More Advice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Please READ all that I said on my reviews...this one and my other review below me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This show is a hit...they should make more series...read my review below this review please to understand some things about this show!!!By the way...for you kids like me that love this show...if you wanna send them mail about there show and want them to make new series like i want them to or something else...here is the adress for sending mail to them. Adventure Camp Casting c/o Spectrum Productions,Inc. 108 S. 12th Street Tampa,FL 33602
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Katherine Sophonia
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I think that this show should really be a hit!!!I think that the Producers should make new series every year,because of the educations in it,the fun,and it might make those kids that go on the show a better person than they were from the first begging of the show.They go green!They recycle,help animals,they clean up animal enviroments...they do many things to help.I even Desperatley want to go on the show...Its to die for to be on that show...especially if your a animal lover and like to help enviroments out and recycle...LIKE ME!!!So everyone who reads this...please understand about waht im saying...and hope for The producers of Adventure Camp to make a new Series for all of the kids that want to be on this show...giving me and other kids in the world another chance.
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teen, 16 years old
 
Good for every age.
Adventure Camp is an amazing TV show and book every body should read it!!!!
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