Amelia Bedelia Under Construction (I Can Read Level 2) - Softcover

Parish, Herman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060843462 ISBN 13: 9780060843465

Publisher: Greenwillow Books, 2007

Synopsis

Caution! When Amelia Bedelia takes on a home renovation project, she adds her own funny touches, from sanding the deck with buckets of sand to pulling out the hammers to break ground!

About this title

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.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3 Mrs. Hardy is expecting an addition and asks Amelia Bedelia to babysit for her children while she goes to the doctor. Then workers from a construction company stop to ask Amelia for directions and Amelia looks at the address, gets the numbers backward, and convinces the workers that they were sent to build an addition on the Hardy family's house. The literal woman and the children start to help the construction workers, and it's all downhill from there. The text is a bit wordy for beginning readers and the story line is somewhat confusing. A few of the terms may be a little difficult to grasp (such as the concept of a marble-top counter and a walk-in closet). The cartoon illustrations help clarify some of Amelia Bedelia's mix-ups, but others will need explanation. Still, fans of the series will enjoy this title. Bobbee Pennington, Bryan Public Library, TX
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About this edition

• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060843462
• ISBN 13: 9780060843465
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64
• Illustrator: Sweat Lynn