Horrible Harry And The Green Slime (1998) - Plot & Excerpts
Although my brother would have been young enough to read the Horrible Harry series when they were new, I don't remember him reading them. I was too old for them at the time and was going through my "no kids books!" phase.That being said, I know nothing about the Horrible Harry series except for having heard the titles rattled off by parents who are torn between being glad their kids are reading and worried about what they are reading. Horrible Harry and the Green Slime is a chapter book that covers a number of Harry's "horrible" ideas that end up making for an interesting day at school.The green slime ends up being a typical kitchen science experiment combing water, corn starch and green food coloring. It's really not that horrible.There is a Charlotte's Web inspired decoration of the school. Harry decides his class should design spider webs to hang every where. Again at first the idea is frowned upon but when it's tied to a book everyone gets behind the project, even the grumpy principal.The book reminds me most of the more recent Junie B. Jones, First Grader except that Harry is a grade or two ahead of Junie B. They share a similar odd ball approach to school, although Harry seems more mature for his age than Junie B. does at her worst. I think I have another Horrible Harry book somewhere in my collection, although how I got them, I'm not sure. I think I'll give it a read when I find it.
My love of reading started when i was young, and it gives me immense pleasure to provide books to Spread the Word Nevada, an organization that passes them on to children in the community. They are a terrific organization supporting an important cause. If your local I encourage you to check them out. For those living further a field, look in your own community, their may already be a similar program in place. And if not, you can always help start on. http://spreadthewordnevada.org/Myself, I go out on the weekends andshop thrift store and bulk book lots to rescue books and donate them. Sometimes I'll find a book I remember reading when I was young and will read it again before passing it on.I don't rate these books using my normal scale, instead I give most of them three stars. This isn't a Criticism of the book, simply my way of rating them as good for children.
What do You think about Horrible Harry And The Green Slime (1998)?
Read by: MaryAuthor: Suzy KlineIllustrator: Frank RemkiewiczInterest Level: K-3Grade level Equivalent: 3.3Lexile Measure®: 470LGuided Reading: L Horrible Harry and the Green Slime is a chapter book based about the events of two second graders. Each chapter starts a different event, where one is about secret pen-pals, and another where each student shows how to do something, in Harry's case, make green slime. Each chapter is short, with large print for young readers, with pictures that go along with the chapter. This would be a good guided reading book for the intermediate reader because the chapters are short, which the teacher could have students read together or read independently.
—Melanie, Aaron, Annie, and Mary Project
This is another interesting story in the Horrible Harry series by Suzy Kline and Frank Remkiewicz. We've already read a couple of these stories out of order and found them to be funny, short, and entertaining. So we decided to start reading the series from the beginning. This book features four distinct stories about Harry and his classmates. Each story is short and entertaining and depicts a wide variety of activities in the classroom. I really liked the story featuring Charlotte's Web and the imaginative way that the class pays homage to the classic book. The books in this series are fun to read aloud and we really enjoyed reading this story together. It was humorous, but also showed realistic scenes of friendship, conflicts, and resolution. We will certainly look for more of the books in this series at our local library.
—Dolly
