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Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #1: Amelia Bedelia Means Business
Series: Amelia Bedelia
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Ideal for young readers transitioning to chapter books, fans of series like Ivy and Bean, Magic Tree House, and Judy Moody will particularly enjoy this book.
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Amelia Bedelia makes her chapter book debut! In Amelia Bedelia Means Business, a New York Times bestseller and the first book in the popular chapter book series, young Amelia Bedelia will do almost anything for a shiny new bicycle.
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Amelia Bedelia makes her chapter book debut! In Amelia Bedelia Means Business, the first book in the new chapter book series, young Amelia Bedelia will do almost anything for a shiny new bicycle. Her parents say they’ll split the cost with her, and that means Amelia Bedelia needs to put the pedal to the metal and earn some dough!
With Amelia Bedelia anything can happen, and it usually does. Short, fast-paced chapters, tons of friends and funny situations, and black-and-white illustrations by Lynne Avril on every page make the Amelia Bedelia chapter books an ideal choice for readers of the Ivy and Bean, Magic Tree House, and Judy Moody books.
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Amelia Bedelia Chapter Book #1: Amelia Bedelia Means Business
Amelia Bedelia makes her chapter book debut! In Amelia Bedelia Means Business, the first book in the new chapter book series, young Amelia Bedelia will do almost anything for a shiny new bicycle. Her parents say they’ll split the cost with her, and that means Amelia Bedelia needs to put the pedal to the metal and earn some dough! With...Paperback$3100Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 2-3 weeks
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"No child can resist Amelia [Bedelia] and her literal trips through the minefield of the English language—and no adult can fail to notice that she's usually right when she's wrong." – New York Times Book Review. Kirkus Reviews praises the series for "turning the clock back" and introducing a new generation to Amelia Bedelia's humour and self-confidence, while Publishers Weekly adds that "her ingenuous spirit will continue to capture hearts."
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780062094964
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 14 August 2014
Country: United States
Imprint: Greenwillow Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Lynne Avril
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 194.0mm
Weight: 109g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Herman Parish was in the fourth grade when his aunt, Peggy Parish, created Amelia Bedelia, the literal-minded housekeeper. Peggy wrote twelve books in the series before she passed away in 1988. The interest of educators and the enthusiasm of young readers prompted Herman to continue the character in 1995 with his first book, Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia. Since then, Herman has added more than thirty books to the series. He has carried on her adventures as a housekeeper in books such as the best-selling Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm, and he has broken new ground in his most recent books portraying Amelia Bedelia as a young girl. She may be little, but she is as literal as ever. There are picture books for the youngest children, including the national bestsellers Amelia Bedelia's First Day of School and Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine. Young Amelia Bedelia also appears in I Can Read Level 1 beginning readers and a new series of chapter books, starting with the best-selling Amelia Bedelia Means Business and Amelia Bedelia Unleashed. Amelia Bedelia celebrated her 50th birthday in 2013, and she is still going strong.
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