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Ivy and Bean: Bound to be Bad (Ivy & Bean #5)
Ivy and Bean hatch a utopian project: They will be pure, kind, and generous, the most angelic kids in their hometown. When their uplift plan fizzles, they decide that a little evil isn't so bad. A lighthearted tutorial for beginning readers.
Hardcover, 128 pages
Published
September 1st 2008
by Chronicle Books
(first published January 1st 2008)
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I had never heard of this series but I have to say that I think it is precious. The Ivy and Bean books are small in size, chapter books for younger readers, include some pictures and are fun while maintaining realism. I think 2-5 grade girls would have fun reading the Ivy and Bean series. I found the fifth book so it would have been nice to have already read the previous four but nonetheless I was entertained by "Bound to be Bad." Bean is sort of the "bad" girl and Ivy is known to always be good...more
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This book was surprisingly... boring. Other books that I've read in this series all have a solid plot to drive the story along, but this one just seemed lacking.
Ivy was on a mission to be "pure of heart" in order to attract wild animals who would love her for her goodness. It seemed to me that Ivy's inspiration came from having seen a picture of St. Francis of Assisi, and it would have been nice if the book had mentioned him by name, like how Book 3 mentioned Mary Anning by name. Anyway, Ivy dec...more
Ivy was on a mission to be "pure of heart" in order to attract wild animals who would love her for her goodness. It seemed to me that Ivy's inspiration came from having seen a picture of St. Francis of Assisi, and it would have been nice if the book had mentioned him by name, like how Book 3 mentioned Mary Anning by name. Anyway, Ivy dec...more
This was a delightful little book! I was surprised at how witty and cheeky it was. It is part of a series of Ivy and Bean books written by Annie Barrows, niece of and collaborator with Mary Ann Shaffer (of Guernsey Literary Society fame). I checked it out in an attempt to get a well-rounded look at the authors. My 6-year-old particularly found it hilarious, but the humor was sophisticated enough to draw me in as well. Definitely best for the 1st to 3rd-grade set. We plan on reading more in the s...more
I loved this book.It was very interesting.I recommend this book for people who are bored and they want to read a book that has somethings that people have done when they were bored.This is my review,Bean was bored on her front porch waiting for something exciting to happen.She heard Ivy playing in her backyard.Bean saw what she was doing but didn't understand it.She was standing still.Ivy turned around and explained what she was doing.If you want to know what she was doing read the book.
I didn't REALLY like it, but, aw well. I guess it was okay, maybe a little. What I half understood was the title, it sounded kind of. . .Boring. No offense, of having that 'boring' word, in the book, lots of times.
I liked this series when I was in the third grade, never read the other books after the third one, it got quite old for me. But, who cares? I want to read lots of books, anyways.
I like Ivy, she's the good one. Its simple, and like this. Bean is the devil, while, Ivy is the angel. Anyw...more
I liked this series when I was in the third grade, never read the other books after the third one, it got quite old for me. But, who cares? I want to read lots of books, anyways.
I like Ivy, she's the good one. Its simple, and like this. Bean is the devil, while, Ivy is the angel. Anyw...more
I do want to get caught up with the rest of the series, but this was on the 'new' shelf at my library so I grabbed. Children really do understand good vs bad, but it's not always easy for them to apply that understanding in context with all their other motivations. Btw, I assume Ivy is emulating St. Francis of Assisi, but it would be nice if the book said so somewhere.
Hysterical! My daughter and I laughed till we cried. Ivy and Bean try to think good thoughts and be pure of heart so that animals will follow them all around; similar to Snow White. When that doesn't work they decide to just be bad really really bad then reform and the animals will love them for such drastic improvements. Love this series. Great books for young readers or to share with your children or students.
I really can't say enough about these books. Ivy and Bean are just so much fun together as characters, and that's really a testament to not only Barrows' writing but Sophie Blackall's fantastic illustrations. Book 5 is, much like the first four, mostly devoid of plot, but it doesn't matter because the girls are so funny, lovable and real.
this book is a great book. ivy and bean think that everyone thinks they could be more perfect if they were nice. they try all these different thing to show there not bad there jest regular girl and there suger is to be a little bad.
after all that drama they decide there bound to be bad to have a little suger
after all that drama they decide there bound to be bad to have a little suger
May 05, 2011
Marina1
is currently reading it
i still read ivy and bean i mean it is awsome the way the made the first book ivy looks crazy with all that face paint on if thts was my mom and wanna my friens snoke in and my mom didnt know i would have been dead im just glade thier friends.
This book is thhe best! Ivy herd of this thing when if you be good you will have animals follow you weird right so bean said she will be bad so Ivy could tell her to be good than she would. And you have to read the book to see if it is right
i read this book in two days. you know what i didnt like i didnt like crummy matt.
i really liked when bean made a volcano out of dirt at sophie's house. nothing else. this is my favorite ivy and bean book that i have read so far.
i really liked when bean made a volcano out of dirt at sophie's house. nothing else. this is my favorite ivy and bean book that i have read so far.
We have read this four times already and each time the kids laugh out loud. The first time I read it I had a hard time controlling my laughter. I remember having similar goals to Ivy's in this book during my childhood.
It was a fun little story about Ivy and Bean creating mischief on their street with the neighborhood children. It didn't go anywhere. It felt like the dud in a great series of books. Moving on to #6 Doomed to Dance!
This is a funny little story about trying to be good and trying to be bad. I loved the dichotomy of choosing to be bad rather than acting bad because you were mad. I think a lot of kids will identify with this one.
Like I have said about the other four books, I'm not a big fan, but my daughter is! This one is rough for my parenting style - kids being bad on purpose. Geez. I want to put the kibosh on #6, but I guess you have to pick your battles...
i thought this book was very entertaining and humorous and i loved it.The ivy and Bean books were my favorite when i was a little kid.I recommend this to who ever is looking for a children book
I like how the author uses the ++++++ across the page to show the passage of time within the chapters. I can see why this series is popular for guided reading and especially with girls.
Since our granddaughters enjoyed this delightful series so much, I decided to read the books also. Many of Ivy's and Beans's characteristics remind me of our fun granddaughters.
I loved the Ivy and Bean series because it told a story of two friends who had a great relationship and what they did together and how they weren't always friends.
All of the Ivy and Bean books were great. Katherine laughed hysterically at parts and especially loved Bean. Waiting for the 6th book to come out!
Bean's super horrible bad word that she yells at the birds is "bra." This epitomizes everything that is awesome about the Ivy and Bean series.
This book is funny because it is about to friends that like having fun. They go throgh lots of fun expirencies. Lots of fun and imagination.
Sadly, I didn't have books 3 & 4 to read before reading book 5. But, I still love this wonderful series about "bad girls", Ivy & Bean.
I was SOO happy that I found more Ivy and Bean books! These two girls are funny and they always get mischievous when they're together.
I thought this was a really cute book that showed that it is okay to be yourself. I would definitely recommend it.
Ivy and Bean are trying to be good. Bean and her friends are being bad but Ivy tries to get them to be good. There is a lot of water hose spraying and at the end everyone is good again.
Ivy and Bean are up to their antics again. It was a fun book to read aloud with my second grade child!
It was dramateeec. Oh! It was dramateeec. It was dramatic!
More Bean is dramatic, but Ivy is too. Oh I like dramatic!
More Bean is dramatic, but Ivy is too. Oh I like dramatic!
Summary
carter trate
most enpotent event
when Ivy told bean she had
carter trate
most enpotent event
when Ivy told bean she had
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Annie grew up in Northern California, and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley, with a degree in Medieval History. Unable to find a job in the middle ages, she decided upon a career as an editor, eventually landing at Chronicle Books in San Francisco, where she was in charge of "all the books that nobody in their right mind would publish." After earning an M.F.A. in Creative Wri...more
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