Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon

by Suzy Kline, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrator)

Overview

Everyone in Room 3B is excited about their assignment to study the moon. So when Harry finds an ad for a used telescope, the class decides to have a bake sale to raise the money to buy it. Once they get the telescope they plan to have a moonwatch and invite all the parents--but no one knows that Harry has a surprise plan of his OWN for the big night.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101127148
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	04/15/2002
Series:	Horrible Harry Series , #11
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
Lexile:	450L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.

Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.

Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.

 

Editorial Reviews

Kline's school-set gems, enlivened by Johnny Heller, continue to delight. In this episode, Harry's class learns lunar facts and pitches in to raise funds for a classroom telescope with which to study the moon's surface. As usual, Harry, Doug, Song Lee, and Mary throw themselves into the project with enthusiasm. Johnny Heller conveys their youthful enthusiasm as easily as he does their distinct personalities. Heller's talent at creating exuberant classroom life continues to delight, and his engaging, youthful voice captures the wonder and excitement of childhood conversations without ever sounding condescending. The story's many details and references to other exciting moments in Miss Mackle's class deepen this series and the characters Kline has created. J.C.G. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

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