Learn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! This Level 1 I Can Read series about the childhood adventures of America's favorite housekeeper will keep newly independent readers laughing, reading, and expanding their vocabularies. More than 35 million Amelia Bedelia books sold since 1963! When Amelia Bedelia's mother is having a "gray day," Amelia Bedelia knows just what to do to make it brighter. As soon as her mother leaves to go shopping, Amelia Bedelia gets to work on a huge, multicolored sidewalk chalk mural. She enlists her friends and neighbors to help do chalk drawings on her sidewalk, front walk, driveway, fence, and even on the trees and sides of their house. Chalk one up for Amelia Bedelia in this Level 1 I Can Read about teamwork and creativity. Just right for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
About the AuthorHerman Parish was in the fourth grade when his aunt, Peggy Parish, wrote the first book about Amelia Bedelia. The author lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Lynne Avril has illustrated all the stories about young Amelia Bedelia. The artist lives in Phoenix, Arizona.
ReviewsPraise for Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School: "Amelia Bedelia wears her new picture-book format well ... [it] works beautifully as a new way to encounter the gaffe-prone gal." -- Publishers Weekly
Book InformationISBN 9780062334213
Author Herman ParishFormat Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Greenwillow BooksPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Weight(grams) 64g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 3mm