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In Times Past
an eBook on CD
by Carol Hurst and Rebecca Otis

Integrating US History with Literature in Grades 3-8.

Enliven your US History curriculum!

Teach US History using great kids books.

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Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia

by Herman Parish, illustrated by Lynn Sweat. (Greenwillow, 1995 ISBN 0688133584. Hardcover, Paperback.) Easy Reader. Grades 1+.
This review by Carol Otis Hurst first appeared in Teaching K-8 Magazine April 1995.

Review

It's time for a laugh and we'll get a good one in this book. I never thought we'd see Amelia Bedelia again after the tragic death of Peggy Parish, but she's back. Herman Parish, a nephew of Peggy's, has taken up the pen and Lynn Sweat has illustrated it as usual in Good Driving, Amelia Bedelia. The change of authors is barely perceptible and the humor bubbles as strongly as ever when Amelia takes to the road. It might be fun to have the kids speculate first on the sort of misunderstandings Amelia will have with forks in the road and spare tires, not to mention what she'll find in the scenery of a country road. Welcome back, Amelia, we've missed you.