Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping

Peggy Parish

Harper Collins, Apr 15, 2003 - Juvenile Fiction - 64 pages

Camp Out

Amelia Bedelia has never been camping in the great outdoors before. She's trying her best to do exactly as she's told, but pitching a tent is not the same as throwing it into the bushes, and catching a fish with your bare hands isn't easy. As usual, the mixed-up housekeeper makes this camping trip one hugely entertaining adventure.

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User Review  - CasieBelaire - LibraryThing

This Amelia Bedelia book, just like most of them, is filled with idioms and is humorous for children. Reading these books I didn't find it to humorous, but I know children will enjoy them. If I ...

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User Review  - akoches - LibraryThing

I loved this lively and humorous contemporary fiction picture book. It is about a confused housekeeper named Amelia Bedelia who takes everything literally. She went camping for the first time with Mr ...

About the author

Peggy Parish was born and grew up in Manning, South Carolina. Before moving to New York City, she taught school in the Panhandle country and in coal-mining areas. Her first job in New York City was with the Girl Scouts, and she now teaches the third grade at the Dalton School in Manhattan. Miss Parish is the author of several other books for children, including the popular Let's Be Indians.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Amelia Bedelia Goes Camping; I Can Read Book 2
• Author: Peggy Parish
• Illustrated by: Lynn Sweat
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 2003
• ISBN: 0060511060, 9780060511067
• Length: 64 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner; Juvenile Fiction / Sports & Recreation / General