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Niagara Falls, Or Does It? #1 (Hank Zipzer)

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As a ten year old student reporter, I had the honor of interviewing Henry and Lin at a writing conference in Los Angeles. I have read the first three books in this series and look forward to reading all of them. These books are hysterical and moving. As a girl with (around) a twelfth grade reading level, I mostly don't read books as easy as this. But all in all I loved all three. I have read them each about three or four times. Don't you just love the last name "Zipzer"? Anyway, these three books are totally awesome, I will keep on reading them for the rest of my life. As soon as you finish reading this review, buy the Hank Zipzer books. It is worth it. Also, in case you didn't know, Henry Winkler is dyslexic so when you buy his books about a dyslexic boy in many ways you are supporting him. All he wants is for kids to not have to go through what he did as a child. P.S. I didn't mean to sound as if I was bragging before.

This book is "a must read" book for all ages. In this extremely entertaining story you are very apt to recognize some child you know. As a young reader you may gain a better understanding of a friend with a learning disability. If you have a learning disability, you may identify with Hank and his problems and realize you are not alone. Adults will grasp the feelings of a youngster with reading, writing and spelling problems. I highly recommend this book, along with its sequel, "I Got a D in Salami" and look forward to more adventures of Hank Zipzer.

Normally, I don't bother reading children's books written by celebrities, but this series of books is funny, lighthearted, and full of the nonsensical humor of the Fonz. In the beginning he describes his 4th grade hero, Hank, as the "world's best underachiever." Hank abhors school essays, so instead of writing about Niagara Falls, he builds a working model of the falls and brings it to class for show and tell. The resulting disaster lands him in the Principal's office. According to the authors Winkler and Oliver, "The hall is a only place when you're sitting outside the Principal's office."

This book is ideal for readers aged 8-10. It uses silly, irreverent, classroom humor to tell the story of a young boy who enlists the aid of his classmates to keep him out of trouble. This is one book in a series of similar stories, and promises good reading for both parents and elementary school kids. As an aspiring writer for children (Abby and the Bicycle Caper), I found this book entertaining and suitable for family reading.

My son, who has dyslexia, loves this series. He actually goes out of his way to read them. Anyone who knows a child, or has a child with dyslexia, knows how difficult it is to get them to read. He cannot wait for the next one to come out.

It's an awesome book. I think everyone should read it. I liked how Hank gets into trouble. I like Hanks ideas. Hank is a very smart person.

This series is wonderful! While we enjoyed reading each of the books in this series, EVEN BETTER was listening to Henry Winkler read them aloud on the audio version.

My two sons (ages 8 and 11) and I (age 40) were laughing out loud as we listened. Like many other reviewers, we recognized ourselves in Hank.

One of the best ones is _I Got a D in Salami_, the third one.

As the wife, mother, and teacher of students with learning disabilities, I have lived this story. Mr. Winkler has captured the feelings and behaviors of both the Hank and the teacher, administration, and parents who don't seem to understand.
The interest level is very high. (I am waaaaay beyond 9-12 age). I was on the edge of my chair trying to help Hank through and wondering who was going to rescue him from school bureaucracy.
I can NOT wait for the next one. Keep them coming, Henry.

Niagara Falls Or Does It, is a book you can call a page turner. It takes place in Hank Zipzer's school where he must face the challenges that his teacher Mrs. Adolf gives him. The book is about the main charecter Hank, and how his teacher Mrs. Adolf assigned him a paper that he has to write a five paragraph essay on what he did over his summer vacation. But instead of writing the paper hank has something else in mind. One thing I learned from this story is always stick to the assignment the teacher gave out, don't try and make up your own. I would also like to say that I would recomend this book to anyone between the ages 9 and up. By being a first person narrotive story this book really showed me what it would be like to walk in someone else's shoes.

To be quite honest, I wanted to read this book because when I was growing up, Henry Winkler was one of my favorites. Now that I have read the book, he is still on my list. This book would be an excellent classroom read aloud. The fast paced dialogue and eye for detail kept my interest. Hank Zipper, the narrator, is such a well thought out character. Anyone who has been around ADD, AHDH, or other children with learning disabilities will recognize him immediately. Winkler is right on with this book. I just hope that as a teacher, I am more like Mr. Rock than Ms. Adolph!

It was a very exciting book. It made me want to read and read. I never wanted to put the book down.It showed me how people learn in many diffrent ways and that we all are diffrent. It also showed that there are bullies and you will just have to handle what will happen. I did not know why the title was call Niagara Falls or does it? Untill I read the book it was easy to understand what was going on through out the whole book. I also loved the pictures that were through the book.

By:Emilee Kieke
Age 11