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About the Book

Camp Counselor Smart Guide: How to Work with and Play with Kids at Summer CampThe 41 chapters are packed with practical ideas, and super-fun games that you can use as soon as you open the book. Camp Counselor Smart Guide is essential reading for counselors and camp staff, and indispensable for Camp Directors who need to train staff to love their jobs, and work proficiently with kids.

About the Author

Michael Pastore is an author and publisher of poems, novels and nonfiction books. He has worked at just about every job at USA summer camps: as a counselor, junior counselor, program specialist, head counselor, assistant Director, and (ACA-accredited) Camp Director. Pastore has bicycled halfway around the world, and has traveled extensively in Ithaca, New York.

About this Website

SummerCamp.page (this website) brings you resources about summer camps: tools, ideas, and inspiration for camp counselors, Camp Directors, parents, and children. This site also contains updates to the book (Camp Counselor Smart Guide), and much more. Read our Resources page, and our Blog/News section for the latest, and glance at our lively books about working and playing with kids.
And if you are looking for a job, visit our sister site Summer Camp Jobs USA.

The book Camp Counselor Smart Guide, and this companion website are published by Zorba Press and Zorba Media, in Ithaca, New York, USA.

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Lucy Maud Montgomery