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Amelia Bedelia is for the birds / by Herman Parish ; pictures by Lynne Avril.
Amelia Bedelia's after-school routine includes playing on her swing set every day, but when she discovers that robins are building a nest atop her slide, she watches them raise a family, instead.
Record details
- ISBN: 0062334247 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 9780062334244 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 32 pages : colour illustrations.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Simple sentences for eager new readers. |
| Target Audience Note: | Guided reading level J. Ages 4-8. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 4.99 |
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| Subject: | Amelia-Bedelia (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction. Robins > Juvenile fiction. Birds > Nests > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Humorous fiction. |
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- Baker & Taylor
When a robin begins building a nest on Amelia Bedelia's swingset, the literal-minded girl is torn between wanting to clear away the nest so she can continue playing and postponing her fun so she can watch the birds raise their babies. Simultaneous. - HARPERCOLL
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!
When a pair of robins begins building a nest in Amelia Bedelia's swing set, she is torn between wanting to clear it off so that she can continue to slide down her slide, and giving up that fun so she can watch the birds raising their babies. She sides with the birds, and observing them informs her about her own family.
Amelia Bedelia Is for the Birds is a Level One I Can Read book, which means it's perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences.
