Calling Doctor Amelia Bedelia

Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext Prescription Date: A hot day in August. For: Young readers. Symptoms: Dr. Horton's office is full of waiting patients. The doctor is delayed. The patients' patience is running out. Nurse Ames needs help! Treatment: Amelia Bedelia, helper par excellence, who solves all problems, even if she creates new ones along the way! Recommendation: Open this book, turn the pages, and get ready to laugh at Amelia Bedelia's latest literal misinterpretations, medical style! Zusammenfassung Learn to read with the classic Amelia Bedelia! Ever since Amelia Bedelia made her debut in 1963! young readers have been laughing out loud at the antics of this literal-minded but charming housekeeper. The doctor is out! But Amelia Bedelia is ready to help a crowd of grouchy patients. Along the way she doses out some of the best medicine of all -- laughter! of course! "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."— The New York Times Book Review

Product details

• Authors: Herman Parish, Parish Herman
• Assisted by: Lynn Sweat (Illustration)
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 4 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.07.2002
• EAN: 9780060014216
• ISBN: 978-0-06-001421-6
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 191 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Series: Amelia Bedelia
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books; Fiction > Narrative literature; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Alphabet, English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Language Arts / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour and jokes, Early years: letters and words, HUMOR / Topic / School & Education, Primary and middle schools, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Concepts / Words, JUVENILE FICTION: Humorous Stories, JUVENILE FICTION: Concepts / Words, JUVENILE FICTION: Concepts / Alphabet, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Beginner, JUVENILE FICTION: Readers / Chapter Books, JUVENILE FICTION: Girls & Women, JUVENILE FICTION: Activity Books / General, JUVENILE FICTION: Concepts / Seasons, JUVENILE FICTION: Concepts / Sounds, JUVENILE FICTION: Concepts / Opposites, Educational: First / native language