Ramona the Brave and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 [Audiobook, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Beverly Cleary (Author), Stockard Channing (Reader)

Book Description

Age Level: 7 and up | Grade Level: 2 and up

Ramona the Brave
The summer before first grade sure isn't an easy one for Ramona. She’s worried about starting school and it doesn’t help that so many other changes are going on in the Quimby house. And when Ramona finally takes her place in her new classroom, she realizes that first grade is not for cowards.

Ramona Quimby, Age 8
Now that Ramona is eight, she can go to a new school with a new teacher and ride the bus all by herself. But after school, Ramona has to stay with Mrs. Kemp and be nice to bratty Willa Jean. Back at home, Mr. Quimby’s going to college and Mrs. Quimby’s going to work. All the Quimbys have to adjust, and Ramona gets her chance to prove that she's "big enough for her family to depend on."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 7 and up
  
• Audio CD
• Publisher: Listening Library (Audio); Unabridged edition (August 14, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739349147
• ISBN-13: 978-0739349144
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 6.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #893,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Stories are great, reading questionable, January 7, 2009

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This review is from: Ramona the Brave and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Audio CD)

I just want to make sure everyone understands that this low rating is for the audio book version only. The printed books are great, however I can not recommend this audio book.
Compared to audio books like Junie B Jones, I wasn't impressed with the reader of this book and so wasn't my 7-year old. She asked me to please download Junie back on her Ipod because she couldn't understand this book. When I went to listen to it to see what she was talking about I got the point in exactly 2 minutes of listening. The reader is very hard to understand as she speeds through the story way too fast. Also I feel as if she is just reading the story without making it interesting to listen to. The reader of the Junie books is funny, makes funny sounds and changes her voice according to what is being read and what the story requires at that particular moment. It is read in an engaging way and my daughter can't get enough of listening to it. The reader of this particular book is very boring and hard to listen to (and speaks so fast it's even hard to understand it most of the time). A young child will have a hard time listening to this and understanding the story. I would recommend the Junie audio books instead.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, February 16, 2008

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Steven Sabin (Lake Tahoe, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ramona the Brave and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 (Audio CD)

Is there *anyone* on the planet who doesn't like Beverly Cleary's books and the wonderful characters she created?

Beezus and Ramona (along with Henry Huggins and the rest of the gang on Klikitak Street) were part of my childhood. 40 years later, they were just as appealing to my own son. And don't tell anyone -- although we bought these audiobooks when he was about 8, at 12 he still likes to put these on ocassionally and listen. Why? In large part because of Stockard Channing's masterful performance here. Her rendition of Ramona is EXACTLY how we imagine this impish little creature would talk.

I highly recommend these books, both because of the delightful stories and characters that Mrs. Clearly created for us, and because Stockard Channing has brought them to life so perfectly here. The stories are reminiscent of simpler times and will take parents back to their own childhoods while providing toddlers to tweens with good, wholesome entertainment.

We listened on road trips, and unlike certain kids entertainment (a certain purple dinosaur comes to mind), you won't want the kids to wear headphones to preserve your sanity. You'll want it on the main speakers for everyone in the car to enjoy.

Five stars!

5.0 out of 5 stars we love them, December 27, 2010

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J. A. Cruz (Grand Rapids, MI) - See all my reviews
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We've enjoyed this series & have purchased them all. The stories are great and the reading is well done!