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Good Work, Amelia Bedelia

Good Work, Amelia Bedelia( )
Author: Parish, Peggy
Illustrator: Sweat, Lynn
ISBN:978-0-06-051115-9
Publication Date:May 2005
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $14.99
Book Description:

A busy day

Mr. and Mrs. Rogers leave for the day and give Amelia Bedelia a long list of chores to do. Not one to stand still, Amelia Bedelia gets right to work - with totally unexpected results!

Book Details
Pages:64
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / General
Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories
Juvenile Fiction / Business, Careers, Occupations
Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / Games
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):14.1 x 21.4 x 0.4 cm
Book Weight:0.104 Kilograms
Author Biography
Parish, Peggy (Author)
Peggy Parish was born in Manning, South Carolina on July 14, 1927. She attended the University of South Carolina and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. While visiting her brother in Kentucky, Parish was persuaded to enter the teaching profession. After teaching creative dancing to young children, she moved to Oklahoma and taught third grade in the Panhandle, in addition to teaching dance and producing community shows.

Parish's first book, My Golden Book of Manners, was published in 1961, followed by Let's Be Indians in 1962. A parent of one of the students, who was an editor of adult books, found out she was trying to break into the writing field and introduced her to an editor at Harper who helped improve her skills as a storyteller. This, of course, led to her biggest breakthrough, the creation of Amelia Bedelia in 1963.

Parish eventually wrote 11 more Amelia Bedelia books as well as a number of mystery novels, and arts and crafts books. Among these other titles are Haunted House, Dinosaur Time, The Chimp That Went to School and Let's Celebrate: Holiday Decorations You Can Make. In addition to writing books, Parish did television pieces on preschool education and children's books, wrote book review columns and led a number of in-service training workshops for teachers.

Parish died of an aneurysm on November 19, 1988. Her nephew, Herman Parish, continues to recreate new titles in the Amelia Bedelia series.

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