Andy Shane and the Queen of Egypt

Andy Shane #3

by Jennifer Richard Jacobson, Abby Carter (Illustrator)

Pushy Dolores really wants Andy to do a school project together €” but sometimes you need to take your time to make the right choice.The school Culture Fair is coming up, and Andy Shane has to pick an African country to learn about. Deciding isn€™t easy for Andy, so he€™s glad when Granny Webb gives him a scarab beetle, which he knows is a symbol of Egypt. But when Andy tries to tell Ms. Janice, Dolores Starbuckle springs up with her gold jewelry and glitter sandals and claims that she is the queen of Egypt. Dolores always gets her way €” but this time Andy doesn€™t feel like caving in. What will it take for him to share his project with the bossy queen? Fans of the endearing Andy Shane will be happy to see him holding his own in his new early-chapter-book adventure.

Genres: Childrens, Chapter Books

64 pages, Hardcover

First published April 8, 2008

About the author

Jennifer has spent three decades writing award-winning fiction and nonfiction for children. Amongst her titles are picture books: THIS IS MY ROOM (NO TIGERS ALLOWED) and OH, CHICKADEE!; chapter books: Andy Shane series and Twig and Turtle series; middle grade novels: SMALL AS AN ELEPHANT, PAPER THINGS, THE DOLLAR KIDS, CRASHING IN LOVE; and young adult novels: THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF WHY I HATE HER and STAINED. Her awards and honors include ALA Best Books For Young Adults, Publishers Weekly Best Books, NYPL Best Books for Teens, Parents Choice Gold Award, IRA Young Adult’s Choice, ILA Social Justice Award, NTCE Charlotte Huck Honorable Mention, Bank Street Best Books of the Year, and Junior Library Guild Selections as well as many state awards. She lives in mid-coast Maine with her husband.

Reviews

[Martin Guzman]

this book is about a girl who has a friend and he was a great friend and he was in a game and he lost because the girl and they were all going in the class.I like the book because it has so many things involve in it arisen is it is a good book it helps you be nice to your friends.I will recommend it to my book buddy it is not to hard for her.

[Jacki · Rating 3 out of 5]

For their class cultural fair, Andy wants to study the country of Egypt, but Dolores, who insists she is the queen of Egypt, wants to study that as well. Dolores struts all of her Egyptian knowledge and tries to get Andy to work with her on the project, but when she makes his lose a baseball game, he wants nothing to do with her. Once she helps him and decides to pick another country, Andy changes his mind and realizes they could make a great team if they worked on Egypt together.

I actually enjoyed this book very much. It was definitely more of what I would call a level 4, as there was a lot more text, but the pictures were still there to support the story. It felt much more like a chapter book and was the perfect transitional book in terms of words and size. Andy Shane was slightly educational on the topic of African countries, taught a good lesson, and had a funny and interesting story line.

[Kris · Rating 3 out of 5]

For fans of Andy Shane!

[Pick Rerry]

Andy Shane wouldn't know a good thing if it hit him upside the head with a corncob.

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a fun story about compromise and cooperation in the Andy Shane series by Jennifer Richard Jacobson. The narrative is short and there are a lot of illustrations, so it's a good book for children who are starting to read chapter books.

I just happened to pick this one up while perusing the shelves at the library while our girls were attending a program. It was a fun, fast read and includes some interesting details about a few countries in Africa (especially Egypt).

[Terry]

This early reader chapter book offers a humorous story about friendship, passion, and school projects! We enjoyed reading this book. Andy and Delores are typical kids, without being caricatures or stereotypes. Although This is part of the Andy Shane series, this was our first title and we didn't feel "lost."

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[Tanja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful beginning chapter book series! Both Andy and Dolores are loveable characters, special and unique in their very own way. I loved that they can find friendship and agreement despite their very different personalities. This thin little volume shares a beautiful message about accepting others the way they are, focusing on their strengths rather than the things we might find annoying. While simple in words and pictures, the characters show growth and provide the reader with things to ponder about.

[Kate Hastings · Rating 4 out of 5]

RL 570. Cute story about a boy that wants to do his country report on Egypt after receiving a scarab beetle necklace from his grandma. But a classmate wants to do a report on Egypt, too, and already has lots of ideas. What will he do?

Cute, short book-- probably about the same level as Horrible Harry or Nate the Great, only better!

[Amy Brown · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cute first chapter book. Andy wants to do a report on Egypt but so does Dolores and Andy isn't sure he wants to work with Dolores that is until she does something that changes his mind.

[Kelly]

Fighting again between Dolores and Andy. She's the bossy kindergartener and Andy is more of the quiet but smart one. But in the end, Dolores comes around and is a friend to Andy.

[Meghan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Andy is a shy boy who has a friend, Dolores, that wants to do a class project with him.

[Mandy Robek · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love how two friends figure out how to be apart but come together to do something they both want.

[Sweetsweet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love these books because there wonderful and creative.

[Kris DeLabio · Rating 4 out of 5]

Series. Chapter. Good charters. good story line of friendship.

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review to come for all 6 volumes (will be writing a general review about the books).