Michael Broad lives in Surrey, England. He studied illustration at
Portsmouth University and now works solely on writing and
illustrating books for children of all ages.
Michael Broad lives in Surrey, England. He studied illustration at
Portsmouth University and now works solely on writing and
illustrating books for children of all ages.
Amelia may look like a mild-mannered grade schooler with hipster
sunglasses and a heavy backpack, but in reality she is a secret
agent with enough gadgets to rival McGuyver and an imagination that
puts Harriet the Spy to shame. Her plan is to save the world from
evil geniuses and criminal masterminds, and she always succeeds. In
each easy chapter book, she solves three cases that center on some
bizarre doings. If there's a guy at the garden store raising mutant
weeds, then a little herbicide will remedy the situation. If a
couple is getting ready to rob a bank using an army of cats, then
the yarn from an unraveled sweater will solve that problem. The
child even manages to get the better of her nemesis, popular girl
Trudy Hart. And the only one who gets even close to thwarting
Amelia is her mom, who is just a little too curious about what her
daughter lugs around in such a large backpack and why she appears
rather friendless. These imaginative books will appeal to readers
with a quirky sense of humor and might also find fans with readers
of Dave Keane's 'Joe Sherlock, Kid Detective' (HarperCollins).
--School Library Journal-- "Journal" (8/1/2011 12:00:00 AM)
Get ready to have your crimes and mysteries solved by Agent Amelia,
Amelia Kidd--secret agent. Each of these first two volumes in the
series by Michael Broad contains three different stories that this
super-sleuth has documented in her case files. In each case, Amelia
happens upon villains involved in some sort of foul play. She goes
undercover by concocting a disguise as well as creating gadgets and
goodies that will assist her. Readers will be intrigued with
Amelia's adventures but at the same time take comfort in the
predictability of her capers. Teachers looking for a good
read-aloud series will enjoy introducing Amelia to their students.
Readers of varying levels will appreciate the shorter text and
larger font style with accompanying pencil drawings that are
featured on each page. --Library Media Connection-- "Journal"
(3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM)
Amelia may look like a mild-mannered grade schooler with hipster sunglasses and a heavy backpack, but in reality she is a secret agent with enough gadgets to rival McGuyver and an imagination that puts Harriet the Spy to shame. Her plan is to save the world from evil geniuses and criminal masterminds, and she always succeeds. In each easy chapter book, she solves three cases that center on some bizarre doings. If there's a guy at the garden store raising mutant weeds, then a little herbicide will remedy the situation. If a couple is getting ready to rob a bank using an army of cats, then the yarn from an unraveled sweater will solve that problem. The child even manages to get the better of her nemesis, popular girl Trudy Hart. And the only one who gets even close to thwarting Amelia is her mom, who is just a little too curious about what her daughter lugs around in such a large backpack and why she appears rather friendless. These imaginative books will appeal to readers with a quirky sense of humor and might also find fans with readers of Dave Keane's 'Joe Sherlock, Kid Detective' (HarperCollins). --School Library Journal
-- "Journal" (8/1/2011 12:00:00 AM)Get ready to have your crimes and mysteries solved by Agent Amelia, Amelia Kidd--secret agent. Each of these first two volumes in the series by Michael Broad contains three different stories that this super-sleuth has documented in her case files. In each case, Amelia happens upon villains involved in some sort of foul play. She goes undercover by concocting a disguise as well as creating gadgets and goodies that will assist her. Readers will be intrigued with Amelia's adventures but at the same time take comfort in the predictability of her capers. Teachers looking for a good read-aloud series will enjoy introducing Amelia to their students. Readers of varying levels will appreciate the shorter text and larger font style with accompanying pencil drawings that are featured on each page. --Library Media Connection
-- "Journal" (3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM) |
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