Go West, Amelia Bedelia!

by Herman Parish, Lynn Sweat (Illustrator)

Overview

When Amelia Bedelia goes to visit her uncle’s ranch, she really makes herself at home on the range. The West sure is wild when Amelia Bedelia comes to town!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060843632
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/28/2012
Series:	I Can Read Book 2 Series
Pages:	64
Sales rank:	1,097,365
Product dimensions:	5.80(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	560L (what's this?)
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

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

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

Gr 1–3—Amelia Bedelia visits her uncle's dude ranch in this installment in the popular beginning-reader series. In typical fashion, she takes everything literally. She wonders who "broke" a horse named Cream Puff, "shoos" other horses, imagines an outlaw enjoying the "cooler" on a hot day, etc. The humor isn't over-the-top; often, it isn't even groan-worthy. The pictures don't add significant value to the text, but do help to illustrate some of Amelia's blunders. While this book would probably circulate with the child's fans, it is a forgettable tale.—Amy Commers, South St. Paul Public Library, MN

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