Description
Learn to read with young Amelia Bedelia!
The Amelia Bedelia books are great for growing the vocabularies of newly independent readers. In Amelia Bedelia Gets a Break, Amelia Bedelia is put in charge of caring for her class hamster over a school vacation. But Amelia Bedelia gets more than she bargained for when the hamster goes missing!
Amelia Bedelia is left in charge of her class pet-a hamster named Harry-over school break, and she's excited to learn all about caring for an animal. But when Harry goes missing, Amelia Bedelia is upset. Her friends Dawn and Clay help her search the house and make "lost pet" signs, but it seems hopeless, until Amelia Bedelia puts herself in Harry's shoes and finds him hiding in her favorite spot in the house.
A Level 1 I Can Read book featuring the childhood of America's favorite housekeeper, Amelia Bedelia. More than thirty-five million Amelia Bedelia books sold since 1963!
About the Author
Herman 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.
Reviews
Praise for the young Amelia Bedelia series: "Parish has turned the clock back, making Amelia Bedelia young again and giving a new generation of readers the opportunity to enjoy her humor and self-confidence." - Kirkus Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9780062658883
Author Herman Parish
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Greenwillow Books
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
