Hank Zipzer #03; Day of the Iguana by Henry Winkler; Lin Oliver; Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson
	List Price:   $4.99 Unit Price:   $3.99 You Save:   $1.00 (20%) ISBN-10:   0448432129 ISBN-13:   9780448432120 Publisher:   Penguin Group (USA) Inc Series:   Hank Zipzer Ser.: The Mostly True Confessions of the World's Best Underachiever Volume:   No. 3 Edition:   illustrated Category:   Middle School, Reading Series Pub. Date:   September 2003 Pages:   160 Format:   Other Ages:   8 to 12 years
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION DYSLEXIA_FICTION PETS_FICTION BROTHERS AND SISTERS_FICTION
Description/Notes
Hank has never been fond of his sister's pet iguana, and their relationship worsens when she lays her eggs inside his science project. It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class. This is good news and bad news for Hank-he loves science, but he hates the report part. So Hank turns to TV to take his mind off things. But when the program directory scrolls by too quickly for Hank to know what's on, he decides to take apart the cable box to try to slow down the crawl. Great! Now Hank has found the perfect science project! But what he wasn't counting on was his sister's pet iguana laying eighteen eggs in the disassembled cable box. How is Hank going to get out of this one? 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? It's science-project time which is bad news for Hank. He loves doing science experiments, but writing a whole report is another story. Finally, Hank comes up with a science project: he'll take apart the cable box to figure out how it works. But Hank wasn't counting on his sister Emily's iguana laying eighteen eggs inside the cable box! How will Hank finish his project now and will he ever be able to watch TV again? 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. When Hank takes apart the television cable box, he thinks he's found the perfect science fair project--until his sister's pet iguana lays 18 eggs in the disassembled cable box. Illustrations. Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences. It's science project time in Ms. Adolf's class. This is good news and bad news for Hank-he loves science, but he hates the report part. So Hank turns to TV to take his mind off things. But when the program directory scrolls by too quickly for Hank to know what's on, he decides to take apart the cable box to try to slow down the crawl. Great! Now Hank has found the perfect science project! But what he wasn't counting on was his sister's pet iguana laying eighteen eggs in the disassembled cable box. How is Hank going to get out of this one? Illustrated by Carol Heyer.