Amelia Bedelia Is for the Birds, Herman Parish
Amelia Bedelia Is for the Birds, Herman Parish
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Amelia Bedelia Is for the Birds

Author: Herman Parish

Narrator: Christine Ebersole

Unabridged: 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/21/2015

Synopsis

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.  

About Herman Parish

Herman Parish (1953-2024) was in the fourth grade when his aunt, Peggy Parish, created Amelia Bedelia, the literal-minded housekeeper. Peggy Parish wrote twelve books in the series before she passed away in 1988. The interest of educators and the enthusiasm of young readers prompted Herman Parish to continue the character in 1995 with his first book, Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia. Herman Parish went on to add more than forty books to the series, carrying on Amelia Bedelia’s adventures as a housekeeper in books such as the bestselling Amelia Bedelia, Bookworm. Additionally, Herman Parish broke new ground by portraying Amelia Bedelia as a young girl. Young Amelia is featured in picture books for the youngest children, I Can Read Level 1 beginning readers, and a series of chapter books. Sixty million copies later, Amelia Bedelia is a beloved character for readers young and old.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lorellie

I'm taking a star off this otherwise adorable story about helping birds build a nest because it really doesn't make any sense to me that this girl is also Amelia Bedelia, especially having read the original just after this one. I do realize she is meant to be a youthful version, but they don't seem......more

Goodreads review by Margaret

Cute book that introduces the concept of a bird building a nest and having a "family," empathy for the birds (they built the nest on Amelia's slide), and learning about their life cycle first-hand. There are a few big words that a Beginning Level 1 Reader might need help with reading and understandi......more

Goodreads review by Rosa

After Amelia Bedelia's schedule is interrupted by a couple of Robin's building their nest on her slide. She realizes they are doing that to have their eggs and babies. So although she doesn't like having to wait that long to use her slide she learns that she needs to leave the nest alone so the bird......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth Edwards

as a kid i would read Amelia Bedelia but i could have swore that she was a lot older??! i am guessing this is a totally different series?? need to investigate that. great illustrations. well done. i did enjoy it!......more

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