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Book Title:

Author(s):

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist:

Publisher:

Copyright Date:

Genre:

Brief Annotation:

Your Rating (1-5) and why:

Readers who will like this book:

Teaching Strategy from Tompkins or Yopp & Yopp (you'll link a strategy to at least 10 of your 40 books) :

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud:

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age):

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade):
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3. List awards

4. Does this book have a book trailer? If so, cut and paste the web address here.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Horrible Harry Cracks the Code

Book Title: Horrible Harry Cracks the Code

Author(s): Suzy Kline

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: Frank Remkiewicz

Publisher: Penguin Group

Copyright Date: 2007

Genre: Contemporary realistic fiction/mystery (transitional/easy reader)

Brief Annotation: Harry wants to show off his detective skills to his friends, so he sets offs to crack the code for a cafeteria contest. The school cook places a star under certain trays, which she reveals is based on a series of special numbers. After some sleuthing, Harry figures out that the code follows numbers from the Fibonacci sequence, impressing his classmates and solving the cafeteria mystery.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 2.5—Although I like the premise for this book, I think the author could have done a lot more with the story line and characters. It was meant to be a simple and easy read, but a few more details or suspense would have added to the plot. However, it might be a fun book for kids to read when they are learning about the Fibonacci sequence.

Readers who will like this book: Kids who enjoy other books in the “Horrible Harry” series; kids who like mysteries or puzzles; children who are transitioning from picturebooks to novels and need something “in-between”

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: Who has ever heard of the Fibonacci sequence? Do you think you could crack a code with the numbers from the sequence?

Optional, but noted as extra effort:

1. Interest Level (age): Grades 3—5

2. Grade Level Equivalent (grade): 3.2

3. List awards: None

4. Book trailer: Not a book trailer, but the link to a cool video about the Fibonacci sequence, shown to us in MATH2500: http://vihart.com/blog/doodling-fibonacci-1/

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