Amelia Bedelia Hits the Trail

by Herman Parish, Lynne Avril (Illustrator)

Overview

Learn to read with young Amelia Bedelia! Amelia Bedelia has been loved by readers for more than fifty years, and it turns out that her childhood is full of silly mix-ups, too!

Amelia Bedelia and her entire class are going on a hike. Amelia Bedelia is excited. What will she find for the classroom nature table? Amelia Bedelia spots squirrels, deer, birds, and insects along the trail. She has fun splashing with her friends in a stream, collecting leaves, and having a picnic. Best of all, her nature table find is a surprise in more ways than one! An easy-to-read book about friendship and exploring the natural world that is just right for beginning readers.

The Amelia Bedelia books are great for growing the vocabularies of newly independent readers. Amelia Bedelia Hits the Trail is a Level 1 I Can Read book, perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. More than 35 million Amelia Bedelia books sold since 1963!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062095275
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/29/2013
Series:	I Can Read Book 1 Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	444,495
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD490L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 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.

Lynne Avril has illustrated all the stories about young Amelia Bedelia. The artist lives in Phoenix, Arizona.

Editorial Reviews

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

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

“Her ingenuous spirit will continue to capture hearts.” — Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

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