Hank Zipzer #01; Niagara Falls, or Does It? by Henry Winkler; Lin Oliver; Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson
	List Price:   $5.99 Unit Price:   $4.79 You Save:   $1.20 (20%) ISBN-10:   0448431629 ISBN-13:   9780448431628 Publisher:   Penguin Group (USA) Inc Series:   Hank Zipzer Ser.: The Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever Volume:   No. 1 Edition:   illustrated Category:   Beginning Readers, Reading Series Pub. Date:   May 2003 Pages:   144 Format:   Other Ages:   8 to 12 years Grades:   3rd to 7th
Awards
2005  Black-Eyed Susan Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  2006  Maud Hart Lovelace Award  Nominee/Honoree  2006  Beehive Children's Fictional Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION HUMOROUS STORIES SCHOOLS_FICTION LEARNING DISABILITIES_FICTION
Description/Notes
Fourth-graders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are excitedly preparing for a magic show at the Rock 'N Bowl when Hank's creative alternative to an English essay lands him in detention and grounded the week of the show. For Hank, fourth grade does not start out on the right foot. First of all, he gets called to the principal's office on the very first day of school. Then the first assignment his teacher gives him is to write five paragraphs on 'What You Did This Summer.' Hank is terrified-writing one good sentence is hard for him, so how in the world is he going to write five whole paragraphs? Hank comes up with a plan: instead of writing what he did on vacation, he'll show what he did. But when Hank's 'living essay' becomes a living disaster, he finds himself in detention. Strangely enough, however, detention ends up becoming a turning point in his life Hank Zipzer: He's smart. He's creative. He's funny. His pencils are sharpened. His binders are bound. He wants to do well in school-he really does. He tries not to be lazy, like his parents claim he is. So why is he always getting into trouble? Henry Winkler is an actor, producer, and director and he speaks publicly all over the world. Holy mackerel! No wonder he needs a nap. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Stacey. They have three children named Jed, Zoe, and Max and two dogs named Monty and Charlotte. If you gave him one word to describe how he feels about this book, he would say, 'Proud.' If you gave him two words, he would say, 'I am so happy that I got a chance to write this book with Lin and I really hope you enjoy it.' That's twenty-two words, but hey, he's got learning challenges. Lin Oliver is a writer and producer of movies, books and television series for children and families. She has created over one hundred episodes of television, four movies and seven books. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Alan. They have three sons named Theo, Ollie, and Cole, one fluffy dog named Annie, and no iguanas. If you gave her two words to describe this book, she would say 'funny' and 'compassionate.' If you asked her what compassionate meant, she would say 'full of kindness.' She would not make you look it up in the dictionary. Inspired by his own experiences with undiagnosed dyslexia, actor/director Henry Winkler presents this new series about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a fourth-grader with learning differences. When Hank Zipper has to write an essay on what he did over the summer, he decides instead to 'show' what he did. Illustrations.