Mr. Klutz Is Nuts
HarperCollins | June 29, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0060507020 | 112 pages | PDF | 1 MB
HarperCollins | June 29, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0060507020 | 112 pages | PDF | 1 MB
Grade 2-3–This humorous story features a nontraditional but goodhearted principal who skateboards to school and constantly challenges students to strive for academic excellence. When second-grader A.J. gets sent to the office because he didn't do his homework, Mr. Klutz gives him a candy bar as an incentive to try harder. Then the man proposes that if all students in the school complete one million math problems he will throw a chocolate party with all the treats they can eat. Other challenges follow, as Mr. Klutz promises to climb the flagpole if the kids complete Election Day essays, dress up in a turkey costume and ride a pogo stick down Main Street when they compile a list of 100,000 spelling words, etc. Although the children hold up their end of each bargain, they begin to worry about Mr. Klutz as his promises get weirder and weirder.