Mr. Harrison is Embarrasin'!

Mr. Harrison is Embarrassin'!

Specifics

APA Citation: Gutman, D., & Paillot, J. (2011). Mr. Harrison is embarrassin'! New York: Harper.

Meets EDU 333 Blog Requirement For: Early Chapter Book

Lexile Level: 560L

Audience: 2nd-5th graders

Summary

Mr. Harrison is basically the school handy man--he can fix anything and even invents his own things. However, Mr. Harrison is a bit of a strange guy. Well on the day they are celebrating a teacher's 50th year teaching, the major and the newspaper are coming to the school to meet the teacher and to celebrate. However, when the power at the school went out, everyone is counting on Mr. Harrison to save the day. Suddenly, he's not so odd afterall. 

Evaluation

I believe this book teaches a great lesson not to "judge a book by it's cover" or not to judge people before you really know them. Students will enjoy the novel because of it's humor, while also hoping that Mr. Harrison is able to fix everything on time to save the day. 

Mini Lesson

I would have each kid choose a book for a friend, even if it's not a book cover the friend likes, they have to read it together and give it a fair chance. Maybe they will realize not all covers can give you a great sense of if you'll like it or not.