Andy Shane and the Queen of Egypt

By Jennifer Jacobson and Jennifer Richard Jacobson

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763632112
• ISBN13: 9780763632113
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Bossy Dolores Starbuckle absolutely insists she's going to work on the Egyptian project with Andy!

Everyone in Ms. Janice's class had to choose an African country to report on for the school cultural fair. Andy Shane's Granny Webb had just given him a scarab beetle that very morning and so when he was called upon he gently touched his pocket and said "Egypt." Well, Dolores Starbuckle, the pain in the neck, had a fit. She jumped out of her chair and yelled "I am the QUEEN of Egypt." She was going to bug him until he either let her take Egypt by herself or even better, work together! When she was at Granny Webb's with him, she asked to help serve the pineapple pizza. When she handed Andy his plate, the pineapple was arranged in a pyramid and she claimed, "if we work together on the project, I can make lots and lots of pineapple pyramids. We'll be a huge hit!" Yeah, and she was a huge pain even though they were friends. The next day at T-ball practice there she was again. She was still wearing her Egyptian clothes and dancing in the bleachers to "Walk Like and Egyptian." He was so busy watching her he missed an important catch and the other team won the game. What was Andy going to do? Would he relent and let her work with him or would she pester him for the rest of his life? This amusing story illustrates the point that children will have trouble with one another at times, including those who are close friends. It gently brings the two friends back together in a sudden unexpected heartwarming resolution. The only thing that disappointed me in this book was the fact that the inside illustrations were done in a shaded black and white, but that is a minor issue. Sometimes friends can be very different, but can be very special to each other, can't they?