Bravo, Amelia Bedelia! (I Can Read Book 2 Series)

by Herman Parish, Lynn Sweat (Illustrator)

Overview

When Mrs Rogers sends Amelia Bedelia to the station to pick up the conductor for the school concert, she doesn't expect her to bring back the train conductor. As usual, Amelia Bedelia has gotten things all mixed up in her latest hilarious adventure.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780064443180
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	03/28/2002
Series:	I Can Read Book 2 Series
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	48
Sales rank:	267,613
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.18(d)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

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.

Lynn Sweat has illustrated many Amelia Bedelia books, including Go West, Amelia Bedelia! He and his wife live in Connecticut.

Editorial Reviews

Amelia Bedelia is as hilarious as ever in this musical extravaganza. Herman Parish's clever play on words have Amelia confusing a railroad conductor for a musical conductor, flat bees with B flats, and cymbals for pot lids! Children will have a great time trying to guess what trouble Amelia will cause next because of her misunderstandings, and adults will appreciate the subtle wordplay and smart dialogue.

Children's Literature - Catherine Campbell Wright

This story will bring on giggles from the moment Amelia brings home a train conductor instead of the music conductor whom she was supposed to meet. When asked if she plays by ear, she rubs her ear across the strings of a violin. "Ouch!" Our favorite literal maid is certain that a wind instrument must be a "fan," while a string instrument must be a coil of rope. Musical mayhem never skips a beat in this fun-filled story. Even the conductor laughs at the conclusion when Amelia erupts on the stage with a "bang" by crashing into the bass drum.

Children's Literature - Jan Lieberman

Gr 1-3Herman Parish, the nephew of Peggy Parish, admirably carries the torch in the continuation of this well-loved series. When Mrs. Rogers asks her very literal maid to go to the train station to pick up the conductor for the school concert, Amelia Bedelia returns with the train conductor. And so begins another story of misunderstandings, this time set within the musical world of a school concert. When a bee is busily buzzing around Amelia Bedelia, she flattens it with a pair of cymbals, disrupting the orchestra and further provoking the already irate conductor. "Would you call that B-flat?" he asks. "Absolutely," says Amelia Bedelia. "A bee couldn't get any flatter." Sweat's clear cartoon illustrations work well with the text and reflect today's multicultural awareness with the inclusion of various ethnic groups. Amelia Bedelia devotees will not be disappointed by her latest wacky adventure.Amelia Kalin, Valley Cottage Library, NY

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