Camel's Hump Radio

Bill Harley hosts Camel's Hump Radio, a half-hour weekly family read-aloud program. Each episode features a compelling excerpt from a book, read by a professional actor and accented with original music. Our goal is to air an excerpt that hooks the listener into the story and ends with a finish that leaves them wanting to read the rest of the book.

The 13-week series is produced by Vermont Public Radio (VPR) and has been developed for children age 9-13, knowing adults enjoy listening too. Bill Harley is a singer, storyteller, author and playwright who performs for family audiences nation-wide and is known to millions through his commentaries on National Public Radio (NPR). He has twice received Grammy nominations for his spoken-word recordings.

Harley introduces each book and offers background information about the story for listeners. Our goal is to air an excerpt that hooks the listener into the story and ends with a finish that leaves them wanting to read the rest of the book. A companion website allows listeners to learn more about the featured books, authors and provides additional related material. A companion web site (www.camelshumpradio.net) allows listeners to learn more about the featured books and authors and provides additional related material.

The program is in production for its sixth season (2005-2006). Season 4 featured: Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen; Island of Blue Dolphins, by Scott O'Dell; The Thief Lord, by Cornelia Funke; Our Only May Amelia, by Jennifer L. Holm; The Incredible Journey, by Sheila Burnford; Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy M. Montgomery; Where the Red Fern Grows, by Wilson Rawls; The Same Stuff as Stars, by Katherine Paterson; Crispin: The Cross of Lead, by Avi; Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech; The Great Brain, by John D. Fitzgerald; Everything on a Waffle, by Polly Horvath; Paddle-to-the-Sea, by Holling C. Holling
and a holiday special featuring A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck.

Season 5 (2004-2005) features: The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo; Sonata #1 for Riley Red by Phoebe Stone; Night Flying by Rita Murphy; Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde; Fog Magic by Julia L. Sauer; The Watsons Go To Birmingham-1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis; Loser by Jerry Spinelli; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain; Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner; A Corner of the Universe by Anne Matthews Martin; The Bones on Black Spruce Mountain by David Budbill; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne; and Vermont Folklife Center Children's Books: Daisy and the Doll and Alec's Primer.

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Bill Harley hosts Camel's Hump Radio, a half-hour weekly family read-aloud program. Each episode features a compelling excerpt from a book, read by a professional actor and accented with original music. Our goal is to air an excerpt that hooks the listener into the story and ends with a finish that leaves them wanting to read the rest of the book.

The 13-week series is produced by Vermont Public Radio (VPR) and has been developed for children age 9-13, knowing adults enjoy listening too. Bill Harley is a singer, storyteller, author and playwright who performs for family audiences nation-wide and is known to millions through his commentaries on National Public Radio (NPR). He has twice received Grammy nominations for his spoken-word recordings.

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