Amelia Bedelia by the yard

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Title:

Amelia Bedelia by the yard

Author:

Parish, Herman, author.

Avril, Lynne, 1951- illustrator.

Series:

I can read book.

Summary:

"Amelia Bedelia's mother loves garage sales so much, she decides to have one herself! But Amelia Bedelia loves her garage and does not want to sell it, so she and her parents decide to call it a yard sale instead. People come from all over the neighborhood to buy Amelia Bedelia and her parents' old things, and one woman even buys the yard!"-- Provided by publisher.

Audience:

Guided reading level K.

Ages 4-8.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.

Genre:

Humorous fiction.

Readers (Publications)

Subject Term:

Amelia-Bedelia (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction.

Mothers and daughters -- Juvenile fiction.

Garage sales -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Avril, Lynne, 1951-

Publisher:

Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Electronic Access:

Cover image

Publication Date:

2016

ISBN:

9780062334282

9780062334275

Publication Information:

New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2016]

Call Number:

JR PARISH

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003163394	Juvenile Readers	PARISH	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

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's parents are holding a yard sale--but Amelia Bedelia loves playing in her yard, and she doesn't want to sell it! Luckily, her mother promises they will only sell things in the yard. When one neighbor wishes she could buy the flowers, Amelia Bedelia fetches a shovel to dig some up. After all, a yard will always grow back!

The Amelia Bedelia books are great for growing the vocabularies of newly independent readers. Amelia Bedelia by the Yard 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!

Author Notes

Children's book author Herman Parish is the nephew of Peggy Parish, the creator of the beloved Amelia Bedelia series. After his aunt died in 1988, he decided to continue Amelia's adventures himself and has since published more than a dozen stories featuring the comical housekeeper. Parish is a popular speaker in libraries and schools throughout the United States.

(Bowker Author Biography)