Amelia Bedelia Means Business
Author: Herman Parish
Illustrator: Lynne Avril
Book 1 in the Amelia Bedelia series
Pages: 160
Published: 2013
Age: 6+
Amelia Bedelia's parents say they'll split the cost of a new bike with her, and that means Amelia Bedelia needs to put the pedal to the metal and earn some dough! With Amelia Bedelia anything can happen, and it usually does.
When Suzanne, the new girl in Amelia Bedelia's class, arrives at school riding the most beautiful bicycle in the whole world, Amelia Bedelia decides she wants a new bike, too. But Amelia Bedelia's mom says that a bike like Suzanne's is so expensive it will cost an arm and a leg! What? Amelia Bedelia doesn't want to give away one of her arms and one of her legs. She'll need both arms to steer her new bike, and both legs to pedal it. Amelia Bedelia decides to get a job, so that she can earn the bike money instead. She tries:
1. Helping out at Pete's Diner
2. Opening a lemonade stand
3. Entering a contest to win a prize
4. Baking treats and selling them.
Will Amelia Bedelia ever get the bike of her dreams?
About the Amelia Bedelia Series
Books in series order
- 1.Amelia Bedelia Means Business(2013)
- 2.Amelia Bedelia Unleashed(2013)
- 3.Amelia Bedelia Road Trip!(2013)
- 4.Amelia Bedelia Goes Wild!(2014)
- 5.Amelia Bedelia Shapes Up(2014)
- 6.Amelia Bedelia Cleans Up(2015)
- 7.Amelia Bedelia Sets Sail(2015)
- 8.Amelia Bedelia Dances Off(2015)
- 9.Amelia Bedelia on the Job(2016)
- 10.Amelia Bedelia Ties the Knot(2016)
- 11.Amelia Bedelia Makes a Splash(2017)
- 12.Amelia Bedelia Digs In(2018)
Reading age: 6+ years
Amelia Bedelia is a well-intentioned girl who believes things mean—well, exactly what they say. If she hears something costs “an arm and a leg” she thinks she’s going to have to pay with her limbs!
Young Amelia’s literal interpretation of common phrases makes for a lot of misunderstandings—and some trouble! But her resilience and persistence shine through in all her humorous and muddled adventures.
Have you ever noticed just how many of these odd sayings there are? Amelia Bedelia’s experiences will have you noting them down!
Short, fast-paced chapters, tons of friends, silly situations, and funny wordplay and misunderstandings make the Amelia Bedelia chapter books an ideal choice for readers of the Ivy and Bean, Magic Tree House, and Judy Moody books. These books are great for building vocabulary, and feature a guide to some of the idioms and expressions introduced in the story, as well as black-and-white pictures by Lynne Avril on every page.