Anna may be the first bean to be in a book if the poem wins a contest at school.
Reading age beans on the roof.
But only his older sister anna can sit there because she s writing a roof poem.
George decides to write a roof poem too.
When anna has to write a roof poem for a school assignment however mama makes an exception for her and soon the entire family is up there seeking poetic inspiration.
Sensibly no one is allowed on the roof which is.
3 this is an easy to read story about family.
In a novel that is hardly more difficult than an easy reader though longer the beans are a typical byars family.
They live in an apartment house from which they wave at neighbors across the street.
And they are distinguished by their common sense and love for one another rather than by their cleverness.
One by one the members of the bean family repair the roof of their apartment building to compose poetry an exercise that brings joy to all except george bean.
Anna bean goes to the roof in search of inspiration and soon her family will follow her into a new world just a few floors above their homethe bean children are not allowed to play on the roof of.
Anna has to write a poem for school and chooses to write about roofs so her mother lets her go up on the apartment roof to write the poem.
One of my favourite authors this is a title i had never heard of before.
An early chapter book for suggested ages 5 8 or up to about gr.
Papa sells fruits and vegetables.
One by one the members of the bean family repair the roof of their apartment building to compose poetry an exercise that brings joy to all except george bean.