Beezy at Bat [Hardcover]

Megan McDonald (Author), Nancy Poydar (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Series: Beezy

Three stories in which Beezy cracks nuts and riddles, picks berries, and plays baseball.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2-Youngsters who are already familiar with the unflappable heroine, introduced in Beezy (1997) and Beezy Magic (1998, both Orchard), will enjoy these new adventures. In the first chapter, Beezy, her Gran, and neighbor Mr. Gumm spend a summer evening "cracking" riddles as they crack nuts. The next episode features the girl and a friend who is so troubled about snakes that he can't pick blackberries. The third chapter finds Beezy and her companions playing a sandlot baseball game during which they recruit a mysterious right fielder with an alligator-tooth necklace and a unicycle. Sarafina Zippy takes center stage in this episode, and while she is a spirited character, readers may wonder who she is and where she came from, and question her fielding techniques. What makes the book so appealing is that all of the characters and situations are child centered and fun and the plots use familiar settings with innovative devices. Subtle humor and softly colored, though slightly washed out, gouache illustrations make this title a suitable addition to the early-reader shelves.
Pam Hopper Webb, Sandpoint Community Christian School, ID
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist

In the third easy chapter book about Beezy, she plays baseball, scares her friend with a snake, and cracks riddles with Gran on the porch. The riddles are silly, but they are a playful way to enjoy words; the baseball action has a nice turnaround when the clumsy kid learns to catch; and the snake episode is just on the edge of shivery. Cheerful gouache illustrations show Beezy and her friends having fun in the Florida sunshine. Hazel Rochman

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Hardcover: 48 pages
• Publisher: Orchard Books (NY) (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531300854
• ISBN-13: 978-0531300855
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,975,466 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

10 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME

10. The first book I ever wrote was about a hermit crab, inspired by a pet I once owned.

9. My favorite color is purple.

8. I love to read mysteries. When I was Judy's age, I read all 56 classic Nancy Drew books . . . in order! Jeepers!

7. I used to collect scabs so I could examine them under the microscope that I got for my 8th birthday.

6. My four sisters and I often made up our own language, which included the words "Hoidi Boidi", "oogey", "retzel crummypuss" and "poony-poony".

5. My favorite TV show is JEOPARDY!

4. To research my Sisters Club book, THE RULE OF THREE, I toured San Francisco in search of the ultimate cupcake. The winner: Sleepless in San Francisco. Think chocolate + coffee.

3. When I was a kid, I fell down a hill from chasing the ice-cream truck and had to get stitches.

2. When I was a librarian, I used to tell stories in sign language. That's how I got the expression "same-same" for Judy.

1. I share a birthday (February 28) with a famous princess, race car driver and gangster, a Rolling Stone, a French tightrope walker, and a winning racehorse named Smarty Jones.